Chicago vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.55M

The cost of living in Chicago is 258% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 483rd and 6689th ($2667 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 20th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8325

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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