Hangzhou vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$438
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
84
27
😀 Quality of life
72
28
🏙️ Population
11.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 66% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6257th and 8425th ($899 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 3005th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Meru

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Hangzhou Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$10408

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$670
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$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
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$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