Kharkiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$222
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
67
😀 Quality of life
57
59
🏙️ Population
1.43M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 17% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8242nd and 7242nd ($535 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5715th and 5517th 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
$4.24
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$6839

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$425
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$419
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$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
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$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
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$448
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$553
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$566
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$747