Meru vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$185
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
53
😀 Quality of life
28
73
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8425th and 7558th ($543 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8855th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Ningbo

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Meru Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$15801

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$448
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$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 Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538