Nairobi vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$296
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.2M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6098th ($797 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6139th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Nairobi Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$4368

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811