Guangzhou vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$333
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
97
30
😀 Quality of life
75
29
🏙️ Population
18.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6607th and 8601st ($742 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 955th and 8527th 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
$4.17
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539