Nairobi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$269
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$764
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
20
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 4% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6689th and 6841st ($745 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 6892nd 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
$3.67
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$19047

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694