Meru vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$177
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
74
😀 Quality of life
25
80
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.87M

The cost of living in Meru is 36% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6292nd ($535 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8584th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$18526

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719