Meru vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$177
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
21
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.71M

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8601st and 5799th ($486 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 8527th and 6861st 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
$4.16
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$19602

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074