Kaohsiung vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$342
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
67
😀 Quality of life
83
57
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 25% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6046th and 6689th ($932 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Kenya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 389th and 5632nd 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
$3.76
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Nairobi

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