Nairobi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$286
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
89
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
5.55M
13.9M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 26% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7452nd ($811 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6071st and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tianjin

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Nairobi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573