Bali vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$764
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
67
😀 Quality of life
60
58
🏙️ Population
4.36M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bali is 47% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4830th and 6763rd ($1175 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5918th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Nairobi

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Bali Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$822
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$496
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$409
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$476
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$459
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$379
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$408
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$549
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$419
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$439
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$453
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$445
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$593
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$405
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$424
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$445
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$499
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$449
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$461
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$474
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$510
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$470
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$478
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$464
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$493
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$478
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$515
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$536
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$509
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$502
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$588
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$551
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$491
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$556
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$560
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$467
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$391
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$684
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$536

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810