Meru vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$177
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
20
😀 Quality of life
25
40
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6841st ($535 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$19047

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694