Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$286
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
68
18
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 40% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7983rd ($811 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 239th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 6071st and 7334th 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
$5.85
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489