Nairobi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$269
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
57
37
🏙️ Population
5.55M
9.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 24% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6689th and 7790th ($745 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$15431

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$571
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528