Nairobi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$286
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
85
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.07M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 46% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8245th ($811 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6071st and 3667th 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
$5.85
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$24707

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501