Meru vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$177
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
29
54
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8601st and 6575th ($486 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 8527th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Yantai

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Meru Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$23682

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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677