Meru vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
81
😀 Quality of life
32
100
🏙️ Population
42.7K
449K

The cost of living in Meru is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8291st and 23rd ($549 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Kenya and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kenya vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8680th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Zurich

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Meru Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$22875

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$460
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
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$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041