Meru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$181
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
27
24
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 28% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8317th and 6685th ($541 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 8421st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$1631

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$580
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$646
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
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$655
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$553
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$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
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$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
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$668
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$482
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$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
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$679
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$1611
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$462
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$805
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$972
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$625
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$556
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$900
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$881
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$900
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$558
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$1502
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$820
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$665
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$759
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$522
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$651
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$513
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$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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