Antwerp vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$841
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
529K
5.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 155% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2878th and 7242nd ($1650 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 161st and 5517th 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
$18.8
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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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