Meru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$177
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
25
86
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8393rd and 4715th ($535 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8584th and 311th 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
$3.91
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605