Kharkiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$203
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
61
68
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 37% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8604th and 6622nd ($510 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5547th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Nairobi

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Kharkiv Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$8707

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$790
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$656
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$440
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$650
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$516
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$534
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$501
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$732
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$707
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$498
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$503
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$660
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$616
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$539
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$545
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$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
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$718
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$879
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$497
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$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
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$837
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$582
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$709
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$586

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$460
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$420
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$503
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$549
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$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
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$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
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$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$526
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$567
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$609
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$421
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$799
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$627
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$687
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$597
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$758
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$687
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$567
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$524
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$833
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$499
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$686
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$412
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$689
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$688
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$617
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$491
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$820