Nairobi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$269
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 43% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6689th and 8506th ($745 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 3930th 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
$3.67
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$19861

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619