Meru vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$177
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
30
19
😀 Quality of life
25
38
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.71M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7242nd ($535 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 159th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 8584th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$14023

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502