Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 38.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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