Milan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
85
59
🏙️ Population
1.37M
5.55M

The cost of living in Milan is 221% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1623rd and 7242nd ($2074 vs $646) 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 0.9 months in Milan compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 292nd and 5517th 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
$19.3
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$6839

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747