Nairobi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$296
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
18
😀 Quality of life
58
47
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.49M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7479th ($797 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 Shangrao. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6139th and 6989th 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
$5.4
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633