Guangzhou vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$342
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
77
28
🏙️ Population
18.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 45% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6854th and 8425th ($785 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 1149th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Meru

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Guangzhou Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$10408

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$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583