Nairobi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$269
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.3M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6689th and 6979th ($745 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Wuhan

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Nairobi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611