Meru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$175
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
32
78
🏙️ Population
42.7K
17.5M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8291st and 6334th ($549 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8680th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$22402

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$533
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$623
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$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
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$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
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$820
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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
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$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
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$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
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$765
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$766
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$780
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$773
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$897
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$750
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$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
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$697
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$681
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$693
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$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634