Mumbai vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$392
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
82
67
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
15.4M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 4% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6838th and 6689th ($716 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4476th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Nairobi

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Mumbai Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$8325

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

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