Meru vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$177
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
29
56
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 28% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8601st and 6976th ($486 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 122nd 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 Ningbo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8527th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$9922

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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524