Nairobi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$286
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
98
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.3M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7501st ($811 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6071st and 2249th 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
$5.85
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571