Meru vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$177
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$613
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$326
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
25
57
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.24M

The cost of living in Meru is 12% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7726th ($535 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 8584th and 5630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9006

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$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
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$577
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$757
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$419
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$541
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$553
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$522
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$596
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$530
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$571
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$438
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$551
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$517
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$512
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$508
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$506
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$441
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$420
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$550
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$485
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$447
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$453
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$434
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$530
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$507
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$499
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$487
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$470
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$512
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$427
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$558
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$388
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$495
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$518
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$458
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$459