Nairobi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$239
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.82M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 13% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6604th ($646 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5517th and 7053rd 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
$3.87
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$14498

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543