Amsterdam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
921K
5.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 294% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 612th and 7242nd ($2545 vs $646) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 37th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Nairobi

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Amsterdam Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6839

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Nairobi

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