Meru vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$177
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
29
83
🏙️ Population
42.7K
3.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 51% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8601st and 5356th ($486 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8527th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$13893

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721