Kaohsiung vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$353
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
67
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
2.71M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5770th and 6736th ($971 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Kenya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 281st and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nairobi

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Kaohsiung Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795