Meru vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1060
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
39
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.44K

The cost of living in Meru is 70% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8425th and 2712th ($543 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Kenya and Malta, respectively. Check Kenya vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 8855th and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Valletta

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Meru Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$12648

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$448
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$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
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1317
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1063
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1247
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1123
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1336
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1176
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1238
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1176
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1110
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$519
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$583
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$478
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$376
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$487
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1243
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$313
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$592
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$355
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$378
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$353
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$460
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$633
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$547
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1230
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1362
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$364
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$391