Meru vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
29
94
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8601st and 571st ($486 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8527th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Toronto

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Meru Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$18837

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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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$2390
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$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
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$2178
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$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190