Nairobi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$296
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
4.05M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5023rd ($797 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6139th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs New Taipei

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Nairobi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602