Meru vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$177
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
25
61
🏙️ Population
42.7K
10.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 5% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8633rd ($535 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 8584th and 5079th 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
$3.91
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$4947

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734