Almaty vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$531
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
70
59
🏙️ Population
2.23M
5.55M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5468th and 6736th ($1014 vs $807) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3901st and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Nairobi

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Almaty Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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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