Meru vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1529
🏠 One person rent
$181
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.24M

The cost of living in Meru is 3% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8317th and 8142nd ($541 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 8421st and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$7618

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$580
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$646
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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$536
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$701
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$385
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$518
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$513
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$492
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$488
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$563
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$500
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$545
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$374
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$432
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$373
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$521
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$490
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$480
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$474
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$471
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$417
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$395
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$493
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$458
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$421
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$408
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$417
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$466
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$500
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$486
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$458
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$464
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$453
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$505
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$410
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$549
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$365
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$510
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$614
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$506
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