Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$305
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.36M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6736th and 5651st ($807 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6034th and 245th 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
$5.36
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$19490

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473