Meru vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Meru	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$181	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.9	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	69 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	8
😀 Quality of life	27	59
🏙️ Population	42.7K	24.7K

The cost of living in Meru is 64% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8317th and 3454th ($541 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8421st and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Victoria

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	Meru	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$263	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.2	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.83%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1251	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.2	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8023	$8298

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Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408