Meru vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$185
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
27
17
😀 Quality of life
28
44
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.71M

The cost of living in Meru is 5% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8425th and 8211th ($543 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 352nd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 8855th and 7311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Nanyang

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Meru Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$16421

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492