Islamabad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$198
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
67
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 41% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8895th and 6689th ($439 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6293rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$8325

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
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$341
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$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
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$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768