Nairobi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$305
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 54% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6736th and 8548th ($807 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Kenya and China, respectively. Check Kenya vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6034th and 3567th 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
$5.36
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$21955

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567