Nairobi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$239
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$833
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.3M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.1% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7238th ($646 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5517th and 2438th 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
$3.87
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575