Meru vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
86
😀 Quality of life
28
94
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8425th and 1059th ($543 vs $2415) 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8855th and 46th 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
$5.46
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$22670

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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053