Nairobi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$286
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
56.8K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 44% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4118th ($811 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 6071st and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nicosia

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Nairobi Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$8498

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769