Nairobi vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$305
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
67
25
😀 Quality of life
59
47
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.23M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6736th and 8011th ($807 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Xinyang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 6034th and 7026th 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
$5.36
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$8362

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$448
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
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235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
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$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554