Barcelona vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.73M
5.55M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 165% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6763rd ($2116 vs $797) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 205th and 6139th 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
$17.8
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9106

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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