Meru vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$177
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
78
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 3% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8506th ($535 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8584th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$19861

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$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
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
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$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
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$545

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619