Meru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$181
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
42.7K
17.7M

The cost of living in Meru is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8317th and 5950th ($541 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8421st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shenzhen

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Meru Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$22267

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Cost of living

$349

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$580
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$646
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$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
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
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$518

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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
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$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
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$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
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$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609