Hefei vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$214
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
84
27
😀 Quality of life
71
28
🏙️ Population
9.37M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hefei is 23% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7494th and 8425th ($670 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 3146th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Meru

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Hefei Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$10408

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$628
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$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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