Dublin vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
553K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dublin is 320% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 357th and 7242nd ($2713 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Kenya, respectively. Check Ireland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 35th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Nairobi

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Dublin Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$6839

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

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