Meru vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$177
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
30
19
😀 Quality of life
25
38
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 19% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7219th ($535 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 153rd 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 307th in China, while ranked 8584th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9322

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
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$493
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$460
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$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$591
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525