Nairobi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$262
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$549
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
68
37
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.98M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.5% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6602nd ($760 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 161st in China, while ranked 5369th and 6725th 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
$5.45
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$18959

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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575