Bishkek vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$431
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 2% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6825th and 6736th ($789 vs $807) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6437th and 6034th 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
$6.87
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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