Hefei vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$277
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hefei is 2% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6780th and 6689th ($727 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4171st and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Nairobi

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Hefei Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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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