Changsha vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$211
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
10M
5.55M

The cost of living in Changsha is 23% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7795th and 6736th ($622 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2894th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Nairobi

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Changsha Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795