Meru vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$179
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
27
42
😀 Quality of life
32
55
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 23% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8447th and 7210th ($542 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 63rd in China, while ranked 8725th and 6343rd 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
$5.42
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$14357

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697