Nairobi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$296
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.07M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 39% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8176th ($797 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6139th and 3872nd 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
$5.4
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$25508

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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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523