Nairobi vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$296
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6200th ($797 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 6139th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yancheng

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Nairobi Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$18853

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002