Nairobi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$961
🏠 One person rent
$305
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.54M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 117% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6736th and 9016th ($807 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 6034th and 7352nd 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
$5.36
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$7055

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$448
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610