Charlotte vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
67
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
875K
5.55M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 320% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 361st and 7242nd ($2710 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 191st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747