Nairobi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$262
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 48% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8544th ($760 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5369th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Zhengzhou

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Nairobi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$19343

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591