Nairobi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$305
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
56.8K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 46% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6736th and 4020th ($807 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6034th and 509th 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
$5.36
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$9567

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047