Meru vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$177
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
17
😀 Quality of life
25
37
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 11% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7790th ($535 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8584th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$15431

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528