Nairobi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$269
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6689th and 6052nd ($745 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5632nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Taichung

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Nairobi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716