Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$181
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
27
70
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 21% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8317th and 6956th ($541 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8421st and 2306th 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
$5.38
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$18215

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$490
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
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$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$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
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$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
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$504
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$616