Moscow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$542
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
12.5M
5.55M

The cost of living in Moscow is 58% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5167th and 7242nd ($1021 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Kenya, respectively. Check Russia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1608th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Nairobi

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Moscow Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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