Meru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$177
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
25
39
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.56M

The cost of living in Meru is 13% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7649th ($535 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 8584th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$10066

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610