Meru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$181
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
27
39
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.56M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8317th and 7740th ($541 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8421st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shaoyang

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Meru Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$11393

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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
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$605
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$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
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$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$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
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600