Doha vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Doha is 190% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2137th and 7242nd ($1872 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Kenya, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 501st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Nairobi

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Doha Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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