Hefei vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hefei | Meru | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hefei is 15% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7405th and 8317th ($625 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 4th 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 Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3963rd and 8421st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 118 km or 73 mi | Wuhu | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Bengbu | |
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| 135 km or 84 mi | Chizhou | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nanjing | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Qianshan | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Anqing | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Jurong | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Fuyang | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Yizheng | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tianchang | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Suzhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Ningguo | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Liyang | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Danyang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Macheng | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Guangde | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Huaibei | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Jieshou | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Yongcheng | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Yixing | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Suqian | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huai'an | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Changzhou | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Taizhou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Huangshan | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Taixing | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 138 km or 85 mi |  Thika | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Nairobi | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Machakos | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Nakuru | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Eldoret | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kisumu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Mumias | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Moshi | |
| 392 km or 244 mi |  Tororo | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Arusha | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Mbale | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Malindi | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Jinja | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Mombasa | |
| 559 km or 347 mi | Kira Town | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kampala | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Entebbe | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Tanga | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Mwanza | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Gulu | |
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| 732 km or 455 mi | Dodoma | |
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| 764 km or 475 mi | Morogoro | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 784 km or 487 mi |  Awasa | |
| 819 km or 509 mi | Arua | |
| 840 km or 522 mi |  Bunia | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Jimma | |
| 852 km or 530 mi | Kasese | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Juba | |
| 862 km or 536 mi |  Byumba | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Kigali | |
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