Melbourne vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
100
25
🏙️ Population
5.03M
42.7K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 348% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 923rd and 8393rd ($2397 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Meru

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Melbourne Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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