Meru vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$177
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
25
52
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 28% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6718th ($535 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8584th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$24056

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$571
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742