Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$262
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.33M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 13% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6171st ($760 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5369th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Taoyuan

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Nairobi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$18619

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$580
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$625
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$545
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$502
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$523
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$552
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$486
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$811
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$594
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$650
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$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
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$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
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$479
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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
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$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
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$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443