Meru vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
32
99
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8291st and 918th ($549 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8680th and 6th 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
$5.83
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$17676

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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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$2241
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$2326
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$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
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$2038
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$2103
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$1869
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$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
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$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
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$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
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$1443
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$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
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$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
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$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
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$2021
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$1683
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$2036
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$2031
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$2043