Nairobi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
41
😀 Quality of life
59
24
🏙️ Population
5.55M
908K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 41% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6736th and 4388th ($807 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 6034th and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Owerri

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Nairobi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$1701

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517