Nairobi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$239
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
20
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.49M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 10% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6691st ($646 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 5517th and 6824th 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
$3.87
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$20642

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696