Meru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$177
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
26
😀 Quality of life
25
24
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 30% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6597th ($535 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Kenya and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8584th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$1615

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$571
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$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774