Nairobi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$269
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.07M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 45% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6689th and 8584th ($745 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 3326th 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
$3.67
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$25284

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511