Doha vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Doha is 143% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2461st and 6689th ($1810 vs $745) 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 501st and 5632nd 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
$9.21
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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