Kaohsiung vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$382
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
67
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
2.72M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 25% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5666th and 6763rd ($999 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 364th and 6139th 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
$3.78
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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