Ankara vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$439
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
5.8M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6106th and 6689th ($907 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1608th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Nairobi

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