Indianapolis vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
888K
5.55M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 194% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1089th and 6622nd ($2382 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 186th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$8707

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

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