Madrid vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
3.51M
5.55M

The cost of living in Madrid is 162% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1805th and 6763rd ($2089 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 6139th 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
$16.8
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$9106

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810