Nairobi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$305
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.78M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 25% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6736th and 7630th ($807 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6034th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Quanzhou

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Nairobi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954