Nairobi vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$239
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$782
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
21
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.71M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 30% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5799th ($646 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 5517th and 6861st 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
$3.87
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$19602

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$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

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074