Nairobi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$239
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.63M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7138th ($646 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5517th and 5709th 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
$3.87
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4125

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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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556