Dongguan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$250
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
68
😀 Quality of life
69
59
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7169th and 6622nd ($656 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2941st and 5369th 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
$2.41
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$7984

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$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
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$818
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$877
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$755
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$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$758
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$443
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$655
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$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
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$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$589
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$408
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$500
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$541
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$638
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$561
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$483
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$522
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$490
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$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
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$502
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$523
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$552
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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
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
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$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
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$651
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$648
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$585
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$479
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$785