Nairobi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$269
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
5.55M
17.7M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6689th and 5948th ($745 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5632nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shenzhen

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Nairobi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618