Indianapolis vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
888K
5.55M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 198% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1079th and 6736th ($2405 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 237th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Nairobi

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Indianapolis Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$10471

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

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