Meru vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$177
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
30
19
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8601st and 7192nd ($486 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 175th 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 326th in China, while ranked 8527th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.88
🥤 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
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$12038

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544