Meru vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1459
🏠 One person rent
$179
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
79
😀 Quality of life
32
65
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.24M

The cost of living in Meru is 11% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8447th and 7868th ($542 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 8725th and 5230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tangerang

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Meru Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$8077

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$533
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$505
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$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
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
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$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$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
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$536
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$684
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$391
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$556
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$467
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$488
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$487
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$551
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$502
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$536
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$417
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$515
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$478
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$470
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$474
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$405
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$388
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$499
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$439
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$424
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$405
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$456
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$445
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$439
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$453
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$439
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$419
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$408
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$379
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$459
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$476
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$411
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$495
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$419