Minsk vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$408
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$208
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
2M
5.55M

The cost of living in Minsk is 5% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6618th and 6763rd ($836 vs $797) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4692nd and 6139th 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
$10.5
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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