Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$175
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
32
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 15% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8291st and 7452nd ($549 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8680th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$18657

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$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
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$548
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$573