Nairobi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$305
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.07M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 32% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6736th and 7878th ($807 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6034th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shenyang

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Nairobi Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$22712

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532