Buenos Aires vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$402
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.55M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6099th and 6689th ($909 vs $745) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1789th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$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
$322
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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