Barcelona vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Nairobi | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 153% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2198th and 6689th ($1887 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 238th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Barcelona vs Nairobi
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| Barcelona | Nairobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Nairobi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Thika | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Machakos | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Nakuru | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Meru | |
| 232 km or 144 mi |  Arusha | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Moshi | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Eldoret | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Mumias | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Tororo | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Kampala | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Entebbe | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Dodoma | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Stone Town | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Morogoro | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
| 741 km or 461 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
| 796 km or 495 mi |  Bunia | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
| 799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Rutana | |
| 813 km or 505 mi | Arua | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Kibuye | |
| 841 km or 523 mi | Beni |