Dubai vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dubai is 204% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1039th and 6763rd ($2420 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 203rd and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nairobi

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Dubai Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810