Nairobi vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3515
🏠 One person rent
$269
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1333
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1316
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
77
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
913K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 6689th and 3924th ($745 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Kenya and Italy, respectively. Check Kenya vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Naples ranked 6th in Italy, while ranked 5632nd and 414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Naples

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Nairobi Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$5034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$429
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$5814

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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

Cities near Naples

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
12 km or 7.6 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
25 km or 15 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
27 km or 17 mi Caserta
$1294
28 km or 17 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
28 km or 17 mi Aversa
$1148
37 km or 23 mi Amalfi
$1632
46 km or 29 mi Salerno
$1473
46 km or 29 mi Avellino
$1208
55 km or 34 mi Benevento
$1199
88 km or 55 mi Campobasso
$1212
98 km or 61 mi Terracina
$1424
117 km or 72 mi Frosinone
$1058
129 km or 80 mi Foggia
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Potenza
$1389
133 km or 83 mi Latina
$1324
144 km or 90 mi Colleferro
$1316
146 km or 91 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
150 km or 93 mi Avezzano
$1117
152 km or 94 mi Anzio
$1400
157 km or 98 mi San Giovanni Rotondo
$1276
169 km or 105 mi Chieti
$1363
170 km or 106 mi Frascati
$1654
178 km or 111 mi Andria
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Barletta
$1132
181 km or 113 mi Pescara
$1340
184 km or 114 mi L'Aquila
$1168
188 km or 117 mi Trani
$1338
189 km or 117 mi Rome
$1750
191 km or 119 mi Vatican City
$928
199 km or 124 mi Matera
$1190
201 km or 125 mi Molfetta
$1324
208 km or 129 mi Teramo
$1034
210 km or 130 mi Rieti
$1277
220 km or 137 mi Ladispoli
$1492
222 km or 138 mi Bari
$1372
232 km or 144 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
234 km or 145 mi Terni
$1061
241 km or 150 mi Cosenza
$1057
248 km or 154 mi Civitavecchia
$1545