Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$262
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$732
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
68
19
😀 Quality of life
59
38
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7346th ($760 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 320th in China, while ranked 5369th and 7198th 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
$5.45
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$12899

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NairobiNanyang

Cost of living

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56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479