Kyiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$456
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
68
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 8% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6330th and 6622nd ($879 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4632nd and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$8707

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$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
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$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
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820