Kyiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$431
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
64
59
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 6% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6533rd and 6736th ($853 vs $807) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5360th and 6034th 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
$9.21
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795