Meru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$175
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
32
87
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 58% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8291st and 4455th ($549 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8680th and 388th 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
$5.83
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$17567

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$460
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$811
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$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589