Nairobi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$305
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.64M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6736th and 6043rd ($807 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 6034th and 6891st 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
$5.36
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$5680

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952