Athens vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$675
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
643K
5.55M

The cost of living in Athens is 83% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4177th and 6689th ($1366 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 658th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Nairobi

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Athens Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$8325

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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