Madrid vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	68
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	3.42M	5.55M

The cost of living in Madrid is 134% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6622nd ($1781 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 151st and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Nairobi

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	Madrid	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$7984

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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