Nairobi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$286
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
58
46
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 25% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7433rd ($811 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6071st and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shangrao

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Nairobi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$28686

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620