Nairobi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$305
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
5.55M
13.9M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6736th and 7400th ($807 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6034th and 2024th 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
$5.36
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$16559

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40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546