Nairobi vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$239
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$853
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
67
28
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.23M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7132nd ($646 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5517th and 6731st 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
$3.87
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$13167

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$530
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$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574