Kathmandu vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$147
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
67
😀 Quality of life
45
57
🏙️ Population
846K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 41% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8885th and 6689th ($443 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Kenya, respectively. Check Nepal vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6524th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Nairobi

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Kathmandu Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$8325

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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