Dallas vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
1.3M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dallas is 242% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 700th and 6689th ($2550 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 113th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$8325

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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