Nairobi vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$239
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.1M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6575th ($646 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5517th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yantai

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Nairobi Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$23682

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677