Doha vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
83
59
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Doha is 160% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1744th and 6736th ($2100 vs $807) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 513th and 6034th 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
$10.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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