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Hua-lien vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Hua-lien is 46.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Hua-lien
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Hua-lien
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Hua-lien
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Hua-lien
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Hua-lien
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Hua-lien
Clothing: pay 44.4% more in Hua-lien

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

Hua-lien vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua-lien instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.93 NT$123.04	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.42 NT$138.42	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.85 NT$26.66	+21.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.57 NT$17.77	+3.4%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.81 NT$56.65	+231.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.76 NT$211.48	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$11.62 NT$363.56	+246.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.04 NT$63.98	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.13 NT$66.66	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.93 NT$60.46	+37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.09 NT$34.11	+129.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.83 NT$57.36	+106.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.68 NT$52.71	+269.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.98 NT$62.01	+303.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.78 NT$55.81	+252.2%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.82 NT$119.38	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$40,144.19 NT$1,256,071.56	+85.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$5.90 NT$184.57	-65.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$22.93 NT$717.41	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$229.40 NT$7,177.55	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$147.47 NT$4,614.14	-28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	+93.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$710.03 NT$22,216.23	+216.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+70.9%
Average			+143.9%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.26 NT$39.48	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.36 NT$105.10	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.92 NT$153.80	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$49.16 NT$1,538.05	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.52 NT$266.59	+15.9%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 44.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Hua-lien
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$26.22 NT$820.29	+33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$68.82 NT$2,153.27	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$120.16 NT$3,759.67	+92.9%
Average			+44.4%

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