Meru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$185
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
42.7K
24.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8425th and 4880th ($543 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8855th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shanghai

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Meru Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$27610

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789