Meru vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$177
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
21
😀 Quality of life
25
40
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.71M

The cost of living in Meru is 43% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5996th ($535 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Yancheng

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Meru Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$20047

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028