Meru vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
27
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8317th and 861st ($541 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8421st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Toronto

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Meru Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$17118

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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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$2267
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$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
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$2097
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$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095