Meru vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$179
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
32
86
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.87M

The cost of living in Meru is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8447th and 5984th ($542 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 8725th and 409th 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
$5.42
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$17495

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665