Meru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$177
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
25
50
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.78M

The cost of living in Meru is 20% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7155th ($535 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Quanzhou

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Meru Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014