Nairobi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$296
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 38% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8149th ($797 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 322nd in China, while ranked 6139th and 7322nd 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
$5.4
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$14394

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489