Nairobi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$286
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
49
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.64M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.2% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6617th ($811 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6071st and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Novosibirsk

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821