Meru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$181
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.78M

The cost of living in Meru is 16% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8317th and 7256th ($541 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8421st and 4015th 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
$5.38
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$20567

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$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936