Meru vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$185
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
28
34
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.29M

The cost of living in Meru is 14% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8425th and 8771st ($543 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Libya, respectively. Check Kenya vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 8855th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tripoli

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Meru Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$894

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$532
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$513
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$549
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$524
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$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
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$583

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
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$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
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$1176
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$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
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$1164