Houston vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.55M

The cost of living in Houston is 180% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1367th and 6736th ($2261 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 14th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nairobi

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Houston Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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