Meru vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$175
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
29
19
😀 Quality of life
32
44
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 5% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8291st and 7987th ($549 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 8680th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$7830

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$511
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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$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
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$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
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506