Columbus vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
906K
5.55M

The cost of living in Columbus is 165% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1634th and 6736th ($2140 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 266th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Nairobi

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Columbus Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795