Foshan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$156
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
9.5M
5.55M

The cost of living in Foshan is 11% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7900th and 7242nd ($575 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1721st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Nairobi

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Foshan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6839

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$530
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$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747