Meru vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$177
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
20
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.49M

The cost of living in Meru is 33% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8601st and 6691st ($486 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 Shangrao. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 8527th and 6824th 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
$4.16
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$20642

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696