Cost of living comparison
China is 49.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in China instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Nairobi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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