Kyiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$445
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
64
59
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 12% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6262nd and 6622nd ($850 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4484th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Nairobi

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Kyiv Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785