Nairobi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$269
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1689
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
69
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
330K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 45% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6689th and 4220th ($745 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5632nd and 469th 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
$3.67
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7504

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591