Antwerp vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$929
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
529K
5.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 127% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2660th and 6736th ($1834 vs $807) 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 190th and 6034th 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
$20.7
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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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