Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$179
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
81
😀 Quality of life
32
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8447th and 7496th ($542 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 93rd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8725th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tianjin

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Meru Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$19275

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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
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
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$554
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$547