Meru vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$185
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
68
😀 Quality of life
28
70
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8425th and 8548th ($543 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8855th and 3567th 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
$5.46
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$21955

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$603
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$624
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$563
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$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
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$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567