Nairobi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$269
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.87M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 11% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6689th and 6292nd ($745 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5632nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tainan

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Nairobi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719