Dushanbe vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$401
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
47
59
🏙️ Population
948K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 4% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6897th and 6736th ($773 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6988th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Nairobi

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Dushanbe Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$10471

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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