Nairobi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$2182
🏠 One person rent
$269
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$574
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
57
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.98M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 5% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6698th and 6525th ($743 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhanjiang ranked 150th in China, while ranked 5626th and 6682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Zhanjiang

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Nairobi Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$5634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$3279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8239
$20138

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$772
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$772
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$670
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$662
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$901
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$840
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$828
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$821
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$624
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$831
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$576
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$490
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$588
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1587
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$603
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$594
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$640
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$760
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$781
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$809
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$604
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$680
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$957
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2730
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2413
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$563
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$524
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$782
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$510
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$543
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$539
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601