Nairobi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$286
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
77
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 61% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8651st ($811 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6071st and 4484th 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
$5.85
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563