Dongguan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$257
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
69
57
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 9% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7055th and 6689th ($678 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3115th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nairobi

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Dongguan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768