Nairobi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$269
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
57
53
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6689th and 6747th ($745 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 6048th 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
$3.67
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$12898

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538