Meru vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$177
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
30
28
😀 Quality of life
25
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.23M

The cost of living in Meru is 22% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7028th ($535 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 110th 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 204th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9066

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$460
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$518
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$483
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$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
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$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575