Nairobi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$1651
🏠 One person rent
$269
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$560
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
57
58
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.63M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6698th and 7308th ($743 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 5626th and 5489th 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
$3.67
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1846
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$7.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8239
$3728

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$621
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$496
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$518
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$557
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$600
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$549
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$557
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$672
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$627
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$585
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$578
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$779
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$613
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$631
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$597
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$621
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$627
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$701
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$491
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$601
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$446
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$626
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$625
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$686
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$734
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$528
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$781
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585