Dubai vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
64
67
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
3.33M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dubai is 245% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1218th and 7242nd ($2229 vs $646) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 189th and 5517th 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
$9.9
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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