Minsk vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$350
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
67
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
1.99M
5.55M

The cost of living in Minsk is 4% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6834th and 6689th ($717 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Kenya, respectively. Check Belarus vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3775th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Nairobi

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Minsk Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$8325

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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