Meru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$177
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
29
87
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 58% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8601st and 4516th ($486 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8527th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Taipei

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Meru Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$19102

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$439
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589