Bishkek vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$376
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
1.15M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 5% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6689th ($710 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Kenya, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6133rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Nairobi

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Bishkek Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768