Meru vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$3950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
548K

The cost of living in Meru is 74% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8393rd and 1613th ($535 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8584th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9165

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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$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
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611