Meru vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$177
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
38
😀 Quality of life
25
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.98M

The cost of living in Meru is 32% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6518th ($535 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 8584th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Zhanjiang

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Meru Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$20188

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$482
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$493
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$460
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$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
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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601