Meru vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$175
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
77
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8291st and 8651st ($549 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8680th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$19556

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$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
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$758
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$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
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$499
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$687
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$820
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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
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$518
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$563