Meru vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$185
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
58
😀 Quality of life
28
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
10.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8425th and 8567th ($543 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8855th and 4412th 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
$5.46
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$5149

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$448
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$807
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740