Nairobi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$269
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
13.9M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 5% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6689th and 6862nd ($745 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618