Nairobi vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$262
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$865
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
28
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.23M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 16% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7175th ($760 vs $655) 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 Xinyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5369th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Xinyang

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Nairobi Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$8587

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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558