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Wuhu vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Wuhu is 31.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in Wuhu
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Wuhu
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Wuhu
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Wuhu
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Wuhu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Wuhu
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Wuhu

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

Wuhu vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.78	$2.10 CN¥14.50	-63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES900.94	$4.06 CN¥27.98	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.78	$0.58 CN¥4.03	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.03	$0.42 CN¥2.90	-23.4%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.68	$2.38 CN¥16.43	+336.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES719.98	$8.97 CN¥61.87	+61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.04	$6.90 CN¥47.57	+105.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.70	$1.50 CN¥10.32	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.46	$1.67 CN¥11.51	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.93	$0.90 CN¥6.21	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.39	$0.64 CN¥4.38	+33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.06	$0.71 CN¥4.91	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.00	$0.61 CN¥4.21	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.49	$0.31 CN¥2.10	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.51	$0.53 CN¥3.64	+4.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.28	$4.43 CN¥30.57	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.29	$4.56 CN¥31.42	-73.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,155.79	$12.31 CN¥84.90	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,686.73	$238.28 CN¥1,643.29	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,682.88	$182.21 CN¥1,256.63	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,792.69	$80.88 CN¥557.81	+175.8%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,988.44	$782.57 CN¥5,397.08	+249.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$15,301.02 CN¥106K	+74.4%
Average			+161.8%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.31	$2.80 CN¥19.33	+20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.51	$3.64 CN¥25.13	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.42	$4.20 CN¥29.00	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,858.58	$41.91 CN¥289.03	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES950.99	$4.91 CN¥33.83	-33.3%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Wuhu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,537.93	$49.97 CN¥344.61	+154.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,217.63	$37.82 CN¥260.80	+52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,784.12	$72.42 CN¥499.43	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,054.37	$84.10 CN¥579.98	+35.0%
Average			+62.0%

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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: March 2026

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