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Xuzhou vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Xuzhou is 11.9% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Xuzhou
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Xuzhou
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Xuzhou
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Xuzhou
Childcare: pay 82.4% more in Xuzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Xuzhou
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Xuzhou

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

Xuzhou vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.31	$2.10 CN¥14.42	-63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.77	$4.91 CN¥33.65	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.45 CN¥3.06	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.24 CN¥1.65	-56.1%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.98 CN¥13.58	+262.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.65	$4.68 CN¥32.11	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.03	$6.86 CN¥47.07	+104.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.72	$1.01 CN¥6.91	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.72	$0.64 CN¥4.36	-78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.09	$0.79 CN¥5.43	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.11	$0.47 CN¥3.20	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.53	$0.38 CN¥2.62	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.41 CN¥2.83	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.22 CN¥1.53	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.29 CN¥1.96	-43.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.05	$4.21 CN¥28.87	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$16,823.69 CN¥115K	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.11	$4.14 CN¥28.36	-75.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,131.95	$8.76 CN¥60.09	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,401.56	$210.30 CN¥1,442.25	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,559.53	$154.22 CN¥1,057.65	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.16	$32.76 CN¥224.66	+11.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 82.4% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,854.43	$280.39 CN¥1,923.00	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$21,029.61 CN¥144K	+139.7%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.92	$0.84 CN¥5.77	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.09	$2.19 CN¥15.03	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.56	$2.80 CN¥19.23	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.50	$13.74 CN¥94.23	-69.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.59	$4.91 CN¥33.65	-33.3%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Xuzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.20	$28.04 CN¥192.30	+42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,202.75	$21.03 CN¥144.23	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,743.51	$42.06 CN¥288.45	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.13	$49.07 CN¥336.53	-21.2%
Average			-8.0%

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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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