Nairobi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$239
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.29M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6163rd ($646 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kenya and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5517th and 264th 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
$3.87
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$13937

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716