Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 21.8% cheaper than New Taipei City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.1% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 35.4% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 16.8% more in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 18.2% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 53.5% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.6% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 45.9% less in Nairobi
Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$138.81
|
$3.85
KES499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$149.92
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$30.06
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$20.05
|
$0.53
KES68.95
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$55.63
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$250.68
|
$5.59
KES723.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.57
NT$346.37
|
$3.35
KES434.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
NT$83.54
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$106.62
|
$2.71
KES350.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$61.73
|
$1.26
KES163.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NT$22.04
|
$0.50
KES64.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NT$18.78
|
$0.87
KES113.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NT$29.17
|
$0.46
KES59.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$37.25
|
$0.48
KES62.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
NT$17.74
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$108.01
|
$6.17
KES799.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,110.52
|
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,040,186.69
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$263.75
|
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.90
NT$715.36
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$521.47
NT$15,609.18
|
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.69
NT$11,035.97
|
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,904.34
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.67
NT$14,806.93
|
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,526.15
NT$404,876.94
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
NT$74.03
|
$2.31
KES299.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
NT$79.82
|
$2.24
KES290.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
NT$106.42
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.30
NT$877.16
|
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$296.14
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
New Taipei City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.16
NT$1,980.24
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$932.51
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
NT$2,591.21
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.39
NT$3,424.10
|
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
|
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