Meru vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$185
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
27
42
😀 Quality of life
28
55
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8425th and 7142nd ($543 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 8855th and 6342nd 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
$5.46
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$16486

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720