Nairobi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Nairobi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$269
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.78M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 12% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6689th and 7155th ($745 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Nairobi vs Quanzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Nairobi vs Quanzhou

Prices for goods and services in Nairobi and Quanzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Nairobi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$22902

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014