Madrid vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
3.33M
5.55M

The cost of living in Madrid is 154% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2194th and 6689th ($1889 vs $745) 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 149th and 5632nd 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
$15.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$8325

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768