Meru vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$185
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
27
25
😀 Quality of life
28
47
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.23M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8425th and 8011th ($543 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 8855th and 7026th 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
$5.46
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$8362

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$532
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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554