Kyiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$367
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 18% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6536th and 7242nd ($760 vs $646) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4566th and 5517th 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
$7.71
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$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
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747