Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$269
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.33M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6689th and 6227th ($745 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5632nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691