Meru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$177
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
29
86
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.29M

The cost of living in Meru is 44% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8601st and 6163rd ($486 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8527th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$13937

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$530
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716