Nairobi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$269
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
57
39
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.56M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6689th and 7649th ($745 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 7013th 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
$3.67
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$10066

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610