Ahmedabad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$182
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
56
67
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 37% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8798th and 6689th ($471 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5969th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$8325

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$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768