Ahmedabad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$155
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
58
67
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 45% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8910th and 6763rd ($437 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5632nd and 6139th 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
$3.57
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$9106

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$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810