Hefei vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$269
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
67
29
🏙️ Population
9.37M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hefei is 46% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6756th and 8601st ($707 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3921st and 8527th 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
$2.79
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539