Hefei vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$216
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
69
32
🏙️ Population
9.37M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hefei is 17% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7469th and 8291st ($643 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 3rd in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4318th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524