Meru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Meru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$181
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
27
83
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8317th and 6171st ($541 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8421st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Meru vs Taoyuan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Meru vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Meru and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Meru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$18619

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443