Nairobi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$305
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.82M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 32% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6736th and 7879th ($807 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6034th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shangqiu

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Nairobi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.26
🥤 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
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$19212

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522