Nairobi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$305
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.43M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6736th and 4646th ($807 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6034th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Taipei

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Nairobi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612