Meru vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$181
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
84
😀 Quality of life
27
81
🏙️ Population
42.7K
3.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 39% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8317th and 6071st ($541 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8421st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Taichung

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Meru Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$18658

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MeruTaichung

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$605
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$580
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$646
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$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
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$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
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$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671