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Nairobi vs. Changchun Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 48.9% more expensive than Changchun.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 93.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Changchun Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Changchun, you would:

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Changchun	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.84	$5.80 KES751.45	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 CN¥37.20	$6.97 KES901.74	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 CN¥3.14	$0.70 KES90.86	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.98	$0.55 KES71.09	+95.9%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Changchun	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CN¥8.60	$0.55 KES70.74	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.12 CN¥114.07	$5.57 KES720.62	-65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.02 CN¥63.83	$3.36 KES434.42	-62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 CN¥7.73	$1.64 KES212.89	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 CN¥11.25	$2.92 KES377.80	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.61	$1.41 KES182.10	+115.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.37	$0.47 KES61.45	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 CN¥2.70	$0.89 KES115.16	+133.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.27	$0.46 KES59.05	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.25	$0.49 KES63.55	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 CN¥2.02	$0.51 KES65.57	+77.0%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Changchun	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥30.88	$5.40 KES698.91	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,007.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,211.64 CN¥128,852.83	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.36 CN¥23.81	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+406.1%
Average			+149.6%

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pay 93.3% more for housing

	Changchun	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.02 CN¥99.19	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+184.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$154.22 CN¥1,091.13	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+209.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.66 CN¥1,653.23	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.16 CN¥227.56	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-8.8%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Changchun	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.39 CN¥1,983.88	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,411.84 CN¥59,516.32	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+4.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Changchun	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$2.32 KES300.58	+107.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 CN¥17.46	$2.37 KES306.78	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 CN¥22.32	$3.10 KES400.77	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.06 CN¥297.58	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$7.35 KES951.84	+49.8%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Changchun	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.04 CN¥198.39	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.06 CN¥297.58	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.77 CN¥529.03	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.45 CN¥562.10	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-21.6%
Average			-25.4%

Changchun vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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