Nairobi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$239
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$552
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
59
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.98M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 17% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6458th ($646 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 5517th and 6615th 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
$3.87
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$19859

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573