Meru vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$175
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
32
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
24.7K

The cost of living in Meru is 65% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8291st and 3601st ($549 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 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 8680th and 5581st 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
$5.83
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$8213

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420