Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$185
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
81
😀 Quality of life
28
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 20% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8425th and 7400th ($543 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8855th and 2024th 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
$5.46
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$16559

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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546