Meru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$175
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
32
39
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8291st and 7283rd ($549 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Kenya and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8680th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$1806

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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
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$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
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
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$836
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778