Meru vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$185
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
28
72
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.85M

The cost of living in Meru is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8425th and 6014th ($543 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8855th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tainan

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Meru Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$5481

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686