Antwerp vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$893
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
529K
5.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 137% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2671st and 6689th ($1762 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 176th and 5632nd 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
$19.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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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