Jacksonville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2030
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	67
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	950K	5.55M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 220% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 943rd and 6689th ($2386 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 271st and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$8325

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$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
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768