Nairobi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$262
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.87M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 7% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6380th ($760 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5369th and 498th 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
$5.45
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682