Meru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$185
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
21
😀 Quality of life
28
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.56M

The cost of living in Meru is 10% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8425th and 7943rd ($543 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8855th and 7142nd 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
$5.46
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$13867

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619