Meru vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$175
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
20
😀 Quality of life
32
49
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.29M

The cost of living in Meru is 21% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8291st and 8852nd ($549 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Libya, respectively. Check Kenya vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8680th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$919

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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
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$612
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$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$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
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$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
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$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
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$375
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$1046
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$1301
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$361
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$403
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$1161