Chongqing vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$224
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
68
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 17% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7340th and 6622nd ($634 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1675th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nairobi

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Chongqing Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$7984

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$570
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$554
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$549
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$527
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$584
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$540
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$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
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$529
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$581
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$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
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$570
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$599
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$559
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$573
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$490
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$605
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$580
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$562
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$625
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$545
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$523
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$486
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$811
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$594
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$650
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$573
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$518
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$801
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$492
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$648
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$413
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$651
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$648
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