Meru vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$179
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
53
😀 Quality of life
32
71
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 19% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8447th and 7431st ($542 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8725th and 3738th 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
$5.42
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$15051

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
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$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525