Minsk vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$455
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
2M
5.55M

The cost of living in Minsk is 14% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6121st and 6736th ($924 vs $807) 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 0.7 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 4446th and 6034th 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
$10.8
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795