Jacksonville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$1994
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	67
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	950K	5.55M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 179% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1439th and 6763rd ($2224 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 343rd and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Nairobi

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	Jacksonville	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$9106

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$455
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$419
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$508
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$602
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$523
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$520
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$505
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$651
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$604
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$593
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$544
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$670
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$722
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$563
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$506
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$551
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$588
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$691
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$620
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$811
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$693
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$572
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$544
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$825
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$692
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$409
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$694
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$691
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$507
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$810