Barcelona vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
87
59
🏙️ Population
1.7M
5.55M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 142% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2276th and 6622nd ($1841 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 5369th 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
$15
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$7984

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785