Nairobi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$305
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6736th and 7558th ($807 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6034th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ningbo

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Nairobi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538