Chisinau vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$482
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
57
57
🏙️ Population
639K
5.55M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 18% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6200th and 6689th ($876 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Kenya, respectively. Check Moldova vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5629th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Nairobi

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Chisinau Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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