Nairobi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$239
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.78M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 6% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6882nd ($646 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5517th and 6124th 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
$3.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083