Meru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$179
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8447th and 4661st ($542 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8725th and 266th 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
$5.42
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$18442

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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602