Meru vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$179
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
58
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
10.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 10% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8447th and 8757th ($542 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8725th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shijiazhuang

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Meru Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$5006

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$455
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716