Buenos Aires vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$536
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.55M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 51% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4761st and 6763rd ($1207 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Kenya, respectively. Check Argentina vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1226th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Nairobi

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Buenos Aires Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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