Nairobi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$262
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$5544
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.8M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3rd ($760 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and the United States, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5369th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs New York City

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Nairobi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$21465

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111