Nairobi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$305
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
21
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.56M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 34% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6736th and 7943rd ($807 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6034th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shaoyang

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Nairobi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$13867

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619