Hefei vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$277
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
9.37M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hefei is 36% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6780th and 8393rd ($727 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4171st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8360

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$694
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$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545