Jacksonville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	68
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	950K	5.55M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 174% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1415th and 6622nd ($2222 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 278th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$8707

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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