Guangzhou vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$333
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
59
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.55M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6607th and 7242nd ($742 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 955th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Nairobi

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Guangzhou Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6839

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$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