Nairobi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$262
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$958
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
13.9M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 11% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6956th ($760 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 5369th and 2306th 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
$5.45
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$18215

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235 km or 146 mi Moshi
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263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
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265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
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$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616