Meru vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$175
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
32
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.23M

The cost of living in Meru is 6% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8291st and 7962nd ($549 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8680th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$7825

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$460
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546