Meru vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$177
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
25
53
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 27% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6747th ($535 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$12898

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$571
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538