Meru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$181
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.82M

The cost of living in Meru is 27% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8317th and 6735th ($541 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 8421st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shangqiu

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Meru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$17921

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$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
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$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$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
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$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529