Meru vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$177
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
8
😀 Quality of life
25
58
🏙️ Population
42.7K
24.7K

The cost of living in Meru is 66% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8393rd and 3466th ($535 vs $1552) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8584th and 5469th 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
$3.91
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$8081

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482