Meru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$175
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
32
84
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8291st and 5995th ($549 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8680th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$14970

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$503
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$528
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$543
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$511
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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451