Meru vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$185
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
18
😀 Quality of life
28
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.49M

The cost of living in Meru is 21% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8425th and 7385th ($543 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 8855th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shangrao

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Meru Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$25646

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628