Nairobi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$286
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
68
38
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.98M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6706th ($811 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6071st and 6786th 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
$5.85
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$16727

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574