Ahmedabad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$161
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
58
67
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 46% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8906th and 6736th ($433 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5691st and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Nairobi

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795