Meru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$177
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.56M

The cost of living in Meru is 16% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8601st and 7871st ($486 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 8527th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$11076

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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586