Los Angeles vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.55M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 320% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 80th and 6622nd ($3196 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 58th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nairobi

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	Los Angeles	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7984

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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