Nairobi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$286
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.82M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7835th ($811 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6071st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$17107

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$460
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$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517