Nairobi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$296
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 37% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4661st ($797 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6139th and 266th 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
$5.4
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$18442

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602