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Nairobi vs. Chang-hua Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.4% more expensive than Chang-hua.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 48.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Nairobi

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Chang-hua. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Chang-hua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chang-hua, you would:

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pay 14.0% more for restaurants

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$123.04	$5.80 KES750.88	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$173.80	$6.97 KES901.06	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.76	$0.70 KES90.79	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NT$15.38	$0.55 KES71.04	+11.7%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.66	$0.55 KES70.69	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 NT$264.54	$5.57 KES720.08	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.18 NT$287.23	$3.36 KES434.10	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$82.73	$1.64 KES212.73	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.17	$2.92 KES377.51	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$71.76	$1.41 KES181.96	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.00	$0.47 KES61.40	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$42.86	$0.89 KES115.07	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$46.51	$0.46 KES59.01	-69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.27	$0.49 KES63.50	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.09	$0.51 KES65.52	-50.6%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$119.85	$5.40 KES698.38	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.05 NT$1,127.90	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,138,154.64	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$292.23	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+82.3%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 48.0% more for housing

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.63 NT$614.19	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+103.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.13 NT$9,484.62	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.24 NT$5,639.50	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.06 NT$784.10	$29.32 KES3,793.22	+17.0%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,652.82	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,192.69 NT$256,341.14	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+7.1%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 NT$37.94	$2.32 KES300.35	+91.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 NT$54.69	$2.37 KES306.55	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.04	$3.10 KES400.47	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.91 NT$779.28	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+81.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 NT$307.61	$7.35 KES951.12	-25.2%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Chang-hua	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.43 NT$1,640.58	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.06 NT$502.43	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+54.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.43 NT$1,640.58	$62.28 KES8,055.48	+18.8%
Average			-1.5%

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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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