Meru vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$177
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
10.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 0.1% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8601st and 8597th ($486 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8527th and 4919th 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
$4.16
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4869

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733