Meru vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$175
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
32
65
🏙️ Population
42.7K
10.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8291st and 8645th ($549 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 8680th and 5294th 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
$5.83
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$4870

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707