Nairobi vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$296
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.08M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7085th ($797 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6139th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Nur-Sultan

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Nairobi Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$6043

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537