Meru vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$185
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
27
14
😀 Quality of life
28
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
9.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 11% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8425th and 7898th ($543 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8855th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Zhoukou

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Meru Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$18568

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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
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$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531