Meru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$177
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
90
😀 Quality of life
25
71
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6862nd ($535 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 8584th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$16590

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618