Antwerp vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$927
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$208
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
529K
5.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 133% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2628th and 6763rd ($1857 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 218th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Nairobi

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Antwerp Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810