Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 82.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
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Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.15
|
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
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pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$112.58
CN¥793.66
|
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