Meru vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$177
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
25
80
🏙️ Population
42.7K
3.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6052nd ($535 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8584th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$13638

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716