Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Kenya
  3. Nairobi
  4. China
  5. Comparison
KES
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 23.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

If you lived in China instead of Nairobi, you would:
local_dining

pay 22.6% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
KES477.85
$3.38
CN¥22.94
-26.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.45
KES668.98
$5.09
CN¥34.49
-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
KES52.73
$0.50
CN¥3.37
-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.52
KES53.72
$0.31
CN¥2.09
-40.5%
Average -22.6%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 35.5% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.49
KES50.34
$1.67
CN¥11.34
+244.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.16
KES535.48
$6.37
CN¥43.23
+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.54
KES366.94
$7.30
CN¥49.52
+106.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.44
KES149.90
$1.88
CN¥12.72
+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.81
KES291.71
$1.90
CN¥12.89
-32.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.09
KES112.68
$0.88
CN¥5.94
-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46
KES47.83
$0.56
CN¥3.82
+22.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.73
KES75.86
$0.85
CN¥5.77
+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.50
KES52.33
$0.59
CN¥4.00
+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.49
KES51.25
$0.44
CN¥2.97
-11.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.47
KES48.41
$0.44
CN¥2.98
-6.0%
Average +35.5%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 19.9% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.84
KES398.39
$3.98
CN¥27.02
+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass $29.84
KES3,095.61
$17.52
CN¥118.82
-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,659.54
KES1,624,676.52
$20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.58
KES1,720.25
$4.09
CN¥27.77
-75.3%
Average -19.9%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.9% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $56.86
KES5,899.56
$13.68
CN¥92.76
-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $404.81
KES41,998.77
$374.47
CN¥2,539.80
-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.48
KES17,790.58
$233.99
CN¥1,587.05
+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $32.85
KES3,407.67
$40.53
CN¥274.86
+23.4%
Average -5.9%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 94.8% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $196.74
KES20,411.33
$428.59
CN¥2,906.85
+117.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,424.47
KES977,787.67
$16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
+71.8%
Average +94.8%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.30
KES238.92
$1.02
CN¥6.89
-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
KES268.69
$3.84
CN¥26.06
+48.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
KES286.71
$3.18
CN¥21.54
+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.47
KES4,925.49
$40.09
CN¥271.89
-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.37
KES764.55
$6.20
CN¥42.03
-15.9%
Average -4.8%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 88.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.51
KES2,646.53
$64.09
CN¥434.70
+151.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.40
KES2,427.46
$37.80
CN¥256.39
+61.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $54.32
KES5,635.55
$91.61
CN¥621.35
+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $48.82
KES5,065.17
$84.88
CN¥575.66
+73.9%
Average +88.9%
Nairobi vs. China - Cost of clothing
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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: January 2021
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