Houston vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.55M

The cost of living in Houston is 176% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1375th and 6622nd ($2240 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 77th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$8707

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$460
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$420
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$503
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$612
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$533
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$528
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$543
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$511
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$623
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$654
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$596
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$658
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$717
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$578
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$526
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$567
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$609
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$421
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$687
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$597
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$758
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$687
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$567
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$524
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$833
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$686
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$412
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$689
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$688
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$491
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$820