Meru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$177
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
25
79
🏙️ Population
42.7K
17.7M

The cost of living in Meru is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5948th ($535 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8584th and 556th 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
$3.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$24117

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$745
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$493
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618