Meru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$177
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
29
80
🏙️ Population
42.7K
17.5M

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8601st and 5744th ($486 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8527th and 460th 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
$4.16
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$24305

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$530
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$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
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$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
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$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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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584