Leipzig vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$688
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
92
25
🏙️ Population
616K
42.7K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 171% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3925th and 8393rd ($1449 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 4th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 80th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Meru

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Leipzig Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
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$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