Moscow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Moscow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$612
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
13M
5.55M

The cost of living in Moscow is 44% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5091st and 6689th ($1075 vs $745) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1280th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Moscow vs Nairobi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Moscow vs Nairobi

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and Nairobi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Moscow Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$8325

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768