Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$269
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$759
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
19
😀 Quality of life
57
38
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6689th and 7242nd ($745 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nanyang

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Nairobi Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$14023

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502