Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$296
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.35M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6085th ($797 vs $941) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6139th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Nairobi vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Nairobi and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Nairobi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$17081

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464