Meru vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
82
😀 Quality of life
28
97
🏙️ Population
42.7K
452K

The cost of living in Meru is 86% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8425th and 11th ($543 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kenya vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8855th and 6th 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
$5.46
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$26431

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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117