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Taiwan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 56.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 97.5% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 100.0% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$4.21 NT$138.49	+9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$4.80 NT$158.08	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$0.95 NT$31.21	+43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.61 NT$20.09	+14.6%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 97.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$1.76 NT$58.00	+215.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$7.11 NT$234.18	+27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$11.33 NT$373.02	+238.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$2.53 NT$83.40	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$3.21 NT$105.68	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.77 NT$58.34	+40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.80 NT$26.30	+59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$1.10 NT$36.10	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$1.27 NT$41.71	+177.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$1.21 NT$39.78	+150.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.96 NT$31.50	+72.0%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$3.59 NT$118.20	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	+22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	+74.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$9.35 NT$307.75	-32.6%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$18.76 NT$617.78	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	+62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	+141.2%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	+183.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	+80.7%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$1.82 NT$59.95	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$2.59 NT$85.30	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$4.00 NT$131.61	+29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$9.29 NT$305.77	+50.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 100.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	+279.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$28.11 NT$925.64	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	+74.7%
Average			+100.0%

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