Meru vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$181
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
29
19
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 15% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8317th and 7314th ($541 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8421st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$8598

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$589
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$760
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$408
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$500
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$483
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504