Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$239
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
19
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.6% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7280th ($646 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 5517th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583