Nairobi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$239
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5356th ($646 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5517th and 343rd 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
$3.87
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721