Moscow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$730
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
74
59
🏙️ Population
13.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Moscow is 64% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4359th and 6622nd ($1244 vs $760) 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 1187th and 5369th 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
$9.55
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785