Nairobi vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$239
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7706th ($646 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 5517th and 5856th 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
$3.87
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511