Meru vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$181
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
27
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.23M

The cost of living in Meru is 17% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8317th and 7175th ($541 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8421st and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Xinyang

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Meru Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$8587

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MeruXinyang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
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392 km or 244 mi Tororo
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395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
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$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558