Meru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$177
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
29
88
🏙️ Population
42.7K
4.36M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8601st and 5229th ($486 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8527th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs New Taipei

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Meru New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$11035

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$530
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589