Meru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$177
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
42.7K
24.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 59% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8601st and 4461st ($486 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8527th and 558th 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
$4.16
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$28143

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$530
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$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
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$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
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$740