Meru vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$177
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
78
😀 Quality of life
29
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
12.6M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8601st and 8471st ($486 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8527th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4818

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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
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$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617