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Nairobi vs. Chiayi Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 14.2% cheaper than Chiayi.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Chiayi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.07	$5.80 KES750.88	-11.4%
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)	$0.90 NT$28.20	$0.70 KES90.79	-22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.04	$0.55 KES71.04	-25.4%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.66	$0.55 KES70.69	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$296.22	$5.57 KES720.08	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$372.63	$3.36 KES434.10	-71.8%
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)	$1.92 NT$60.22	$0.46 KES59.01	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.27	$0.49 KES63.50	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.51	$0.51 KES65.52	-52.7%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 NT$116.05	$5.40 KES698.38	+45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.08 NT$409.12	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+136.8%
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)	$6.46 NT$202.00	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+163.8%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$811.20	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$393.25 NT$12,304.37	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.17 NT$8,202.92	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.25 NT$1,666.22	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-44.9%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Chiayi	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	$17,860.07 NT$558,823.67	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-50.9%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.51	$2.32 KES300.35	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 NT$115.35	$2.37 KES306.55	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.04	$3.10 KES400.47	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$343.50	$7.35 KES951.12	-33.0%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Chiayi	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,080.07	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,135.48	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,767.55	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,620.77	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-46.2%
Average			-42.8%

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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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