Nairobi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$262
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6071st ($760 vs $894) 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 0.5 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 5369th and 521st 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
$5.45
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$18658

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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671