Meru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$175
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
32
87
🏙️ Population
42.7K
4.04M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8291st and 4867th ($549 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8680th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$17207

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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589