Moscow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
13.3M
5.55M

The cost of living in Moscow is 108% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3277th and 6736th ($1678 vs $807) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2774th and 6034th 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
$11.9
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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