Buenos Aires vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$496
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
68
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.55M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4856th and 6622nd ($1139 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1059th and 6071st 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
$15.6
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820