Nairobi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$286
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
85
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5518th ($811 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6071st and 541st 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
$5.85
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650