Cost of living comparison
Taoyuan is 56.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.2% more in Taoyuan
- Groceries
-
pay 71.9% more in Taoyuan
- Transportation
-
pay 3.8% more in Taoyuan
- Housing
-
pay 26.9% more in Taoyuan
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Taoyuan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.5% more in Taoyuan
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Taoyuan
The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Taoyuan are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Taoyuan.
If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.85
|
$4.64
NT$153.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
$5.57
NT$184.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.62
|
$1.04
NT$34.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.79
|
$0.67
NT$22.23
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.11
|
$1.30
NT$43.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.20
|
$4.10
NT$135.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.02
|
$11.16
NT$370.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.99
|
$2.13
NT$70.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.07
|
$3.30
NT$109.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.27
|
$1.35
NT$44.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.55
|
$0.80
NT$26.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.89
|
$1.11
NT$36.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.06
|
$1.23
NT$40.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$0.98
NT$32.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.87
|
$0.77
NT$25.60
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES797.74
|
$3.60
NT$119.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,982.83
|
$37.10
NT$1,231.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,489,270.65
|
$33,081.10
NT$1,097,888.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.27
|
$8.97
NT$297.56
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,089.54
|
$16.28
NT$540.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,365.83
|
$371.00
NT$12,312.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,503.47
|
$267.95
NT$8,892.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,893.11
|
$48.96
NT$1,624.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,534.37
|
$525.59
NT$17,443.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,034,640.93
|
$13,706.50
NT$454,888.58
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.71
|
$1.51
NT$50.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.52
|
$2.47
NT$82.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.28
|
$5.87
NT$194.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,699.93
|
$37.78
NT$1,253.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.57
|
$9.28
NT$307.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.10
|
$74.20
NT$2,462.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,965.00
|
$21.64
NT$718.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,989.37
|
$76.52
NT$2,539.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,783.22
|
$92.75
NT$3,078.19
|
|
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