Birmingham vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.55M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 173% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1471st and 6736th ($2204 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 25th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Nairobi

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Birmingham Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795