Meru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$177
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
25
83
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6227th ($535 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8584th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$13630

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$745
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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$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
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$675
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$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
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$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
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$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691