Nairobi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$262
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$709
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.56M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7740th ($760 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 5369th and 7044th 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
$5.45
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$11393

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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600