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Eldoret vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Eldoret is 10.3% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Eldoret
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Eldoret
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Eldoret
Housing: pay 2.6% more in Eldoret
Childcare: pay 76.6% less in Eldoret
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Eldoret
Clothing: pay 64.1% less in Eldoret

The cost of transportation and housing in Eldoret are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Eldoret. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Eldoret.

Eldoret vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eldoret instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Eldoret
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$1.55 KES200.39	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$6.97 KES901.74	+42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.31 KES40.08	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.39 KES50.10	+26.1%
Average			-7.7%

Beijing vs. Eldoret - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Eldoret
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.48 KES61.79	-72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$1.93 KES250.48	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$2.05 KES265.49	-69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$1.55 KES200.39	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.93 KES249.96	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.05 KES136.34	+7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.47 KES61.45	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.62 KES80.29	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.46 KES59.05	-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$0.23 KES29.54	-34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.39 KES49.99	-6.4%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Eldoret
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$5.40 KES698.91	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+268.0%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 2.6% more for housing

	Beijing	Eldoret
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+208.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$92.88 KES12,023.22	-90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$89.01 KES11,522.25	-82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-25.3%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 76.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Eldoret
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$64.50 KES8,349.46	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	-62.2%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Eldoret
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$2.32 KES300.58	+107.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$2.37 KES306.78	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$3.10 KES400.77	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$38.70 KES5,009.67	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$5.03 KES651.26	-40.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 64.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Eldoret
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$11.61 KES1,502.90	-81.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$19.35 KES2,504.84	-76.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$34.83 KES4,508.71	-67.0%
Average			-64.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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