Nairobi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$269
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.7M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6689th and 5553rd ($745 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Suzhou

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Nairobi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$26560

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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645