Nairobi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$286
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.56M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7790th ($811 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6071st and 7090th 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
$5.85
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$10279

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599