Meru vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$181
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
27
51
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 21% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8317th and 6983rd ($541 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 66th 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 53rd in China, while ranked 8421st and 6160th 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
$5.38
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$23251

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MeruYantai

Cost of living

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354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702