Meru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$185
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
49
😀 Quality of life
28
71
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.78M

The cost of living in Meru is 16% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8425th and 7630th ($543 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8855th and 3354th 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
$5.46
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$9745

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954