Meru vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$181
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 6% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8317th and 8544th ($541 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 8421st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Zhengzhou

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Meru Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$19343

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$886
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$801
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$573
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$613
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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
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$522
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$545
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$575
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$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
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$552
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$504
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$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
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$505
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$538
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$520
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$787
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$547
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$571
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$800
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$726
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$1385
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$577
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$736
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$637
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$610
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