Guangzhou vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$354
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.55M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6835th and 6763rd ($782 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2285th and 6139th 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
$2.86
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810