Nairobi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$296
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
21
😀 Quality of life
58
46
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.56M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7929th ($797 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6139th and 7123rd 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
$5.4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$11939

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615