Minsk vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$293
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
67
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
2M
5.55M

The cost of living in Minsk is 0.6% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7206th and 7242nd ($649 vs $646) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3890th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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