Meru vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$185
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
27
65
😀 Quality of life
28
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.7M

The cost of living in Meru is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8425th and 6776th ($543 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8855th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Suzhou

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Meru Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$20341

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635