Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$305
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 41% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6736th and 8211th ($807 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 352nd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6034th and 7311th 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
$5.36
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$16421

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492