Nairobi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$286
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
38
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.54M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 108% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8997th ($811 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 6071st and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Palembang

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Nairobi Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$7422

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$460
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$420
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$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584