Amsterdam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2024
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$451
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
860K
5.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 185% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 294th and 6169th ($2311 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Kenya, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 31st and 5266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amsterdam vs Nairobi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amsterdam vs Nairobi

Prices for goods and services in Amsterdam and Nairobi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amsterdam Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$1831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$9062

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$389
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$412
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$412
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$560
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$725
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$469
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$471
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$440
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$528
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$497
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$348
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$567
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$455
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$552
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$633
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$515
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$671
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$544
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$643
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$664
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$833
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$687
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$455
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$459
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$647
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$709
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$459
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$427
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$572
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$925
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$580
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$461
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$554
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$453
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$460
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$501
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$648
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$915