Meru vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$177
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
20
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.29M

The cost of living in Meru is 8% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8700th ($535 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Libya, respectively. Check Kenya vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8584th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$1179

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
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$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
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$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
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$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
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$1160