Nairobi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$286
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
42
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
5.55M
908K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 54% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6622nd and 2835th ($811 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0 months in Owerri. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6071st and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$1311

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$460
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$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652