Changsha vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$190
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
10M
5.55M

The cost of living in Changsha is 24% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6622nd ($577 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3100th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$7984

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$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785