Ahmedabad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$222
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
56
67
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 22% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8477th and 7242nd ($505 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5867th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$6839

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$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747