Athens vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$710
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$181
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
68
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
643K
5.55M

The cost of living in Athens is 77% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4155th and 6622nd ($1436 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 611th and 6071st 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
$16.2
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820