Milan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
86
57
🏙️ Population
1.35M
5.55M

The cost of living in Milan is 188% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1476th and 6689th ($2146 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Kenya, respectively. Check Italy vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 305th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Nairobi

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Milan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$8325

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

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