Meru vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$179
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
27
17
😀 Quality of life
32
44
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8447th and 7977th ($542 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 8725th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$9042

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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507