Chicago vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
96
25
🏙️ Population
2.75M
42.7K

The cost of living in Chicago is 398% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 483rd and 8393rd ($2667 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 4th in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 20th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Meru

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Chicago Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8360

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545