Almaty vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$499
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.55M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6015th and 6689th ($941 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Kenya, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4176th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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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