Meru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$179
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
22
😀 Quality of life
32
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 19% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8447th and 7446th ($542 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8725th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Yaounde

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Meru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$1815

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$455
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$797
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$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775