Nairobi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$305
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.87M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6736th and 5994th ($807 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6034th and 351st 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
$5.36
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684