Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$177
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
90
😀 Quality of life
29
73
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 29% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8601st and 6886th ($486 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8527th and 1662nd 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
$4.16
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$16123

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$530
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600