Meru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$175
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
32
70
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.78M

The cost of living in Meru is 12% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8291st and 7641st ($549 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8680th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$9321

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941