Meru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$185
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
42.7K
17.5M

The cost of living in Meru is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8425th and 5618th ($543 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8855th and 1163rd 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
$5.46
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$21140

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$549
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$524
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$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$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
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$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
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$528
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$648