Nairobi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$269
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.6M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6689th and 4715th ($745 vs $1158) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5632nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605