Meru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$177
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.82M

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8601st and 6604th ($486 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 8527th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$14498

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543