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Kenya

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 57.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 90.0% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 61.2% more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KES799.26	$4.71 NT$152.81	-23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 KES849.21	$5.65 NT$183.37	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KES83.49	$0.92 NT$29.80	+42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 KES76.60	$0.65 NT$21.18	+10.6%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES71.20	$2.02 NT$65.64	+268.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 KES690.75	$9.85 NT$319.53	+85.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 KES430.19	$11.54 NT$374.58	+248.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KES224.03	$2.72 NT$88.34	+57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 KES375.95	$4.45 NT$144.40	+53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 KES197.47	$2.23 NT$72.36	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.08	$1.51 NT$48.90	+209.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 KES118.11	$1.38 NT$44.91	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.97	$2.02 NT$65.53	+297.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.93	$1.25 NT$40.46	+153.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.19	$1.04 NT$33.78	+113.7%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 KES773.87	$3.94 NT$127.95	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.20 KES5,994.46	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	-18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,558.36 KES3M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.86 KES1,798.34	$8.95 NT$290.33	-35.4%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.94 KES4,534.27	$27.40 NT$889.19	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.43 KES57,799.49	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+127.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.55 KES28,099.01	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	+123.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.75 KES5,547.48	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+55.0%
Average			+101.9%

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pay 90.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.58 KES32,255.88	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+166.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,318.78 KES2M	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+35.4%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES299.72	$2.83 NT$91.68	+22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 KES343.02	$3.42 NT$111.13	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.54 KES459.57	$3.92 NT$127.34	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.37 KES6,535.62	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.70 KES999.08	$9.73 NT$315.80	+26.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.10 KES3,646.63	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+124.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 KES3,768.70	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.92 KES9,073.43	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.58 KES7,601.62	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+79.4%
Average			+61.2%

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