Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$286
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
58
84
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.33M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5995th ($811 vs $942) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6071st and 482nd 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
$5.85
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451