Nairobi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$296
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.64M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 10% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6431st ($797 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 11th in Russia, while ranked 6139th and 5802nd 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
$5.4
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891