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Jhongli City vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 24.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 0.4% more in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 93.5% more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Jhongli City

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

Jhongli City vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$4.92 NT$154.03	-15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$4.59 NT$143.76	-34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.49 NT$15.40	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.49 NT$15.40	-10.5%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.69 NT$53.06	+209.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$15.02 NT$470.65	+169.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$12.22 NT$382.88	+264.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.56 NT$80.10	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.63 NT$113.84	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$2.03 NT$63.66	+44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.78 NT$24.51	+64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.98 NT$30.74	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.51 NT$47.43	+231.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.58 NT$18.05	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.84 NT$26.36	+66.1%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.47 NT$108.84	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	+27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$9.34 NT$292.66	-45.2%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 0.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$9.80 NT$307.04	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	+19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	+70.9%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 93.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	+58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+128.7%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.47 NT$46.21	-36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.62 NT$82.15	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$3.93 NT$123.23	+27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$9.18 NT$287.53	+24.8%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$19.66 NT$616.13	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$16.39 NT$513.44	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	+5.2%
Average			-11.1%

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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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