Kharkiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$210
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
67
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 32% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8657th and 6689th ($503 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5755th and 5632nd 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
$5.27
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$8325

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$447
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$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
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$506
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$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
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$456
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$469
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$405
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$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
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$450
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$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
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$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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$571
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$482
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$493
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$535
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$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
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$707
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$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
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$675
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$736
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$639
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$722
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$579
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$509
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$622
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$723
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$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
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$509
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$441
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$510
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$509
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$576
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$579
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$768