Meru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$179
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
49
😀 Quality of life
32
71
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.78M

The cost of living in Meru is 14% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8447th and 7679th ($542 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 8725th and 3611th 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
$5.42
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$9536

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943