Moscow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$959
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
13.3M
5.55M

The cost of living in Moscow is 99% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3728th and 6763rd ($1585 vs $797) 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 0.6 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 3206th and 6139th 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
$13.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810