Hefei vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$269
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hefei is 10% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6756th and 7242nd ($707 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3921st and 5517th 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
$2.79
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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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