Meru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$179
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
32
87
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.35M

The cost of living in Meru is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8447th and 6085th ($542 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8725th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Taoyuan

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Meru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$17081

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$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
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$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
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$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
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$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464