Nairobi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$857
🏠 One person rent
$239
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$175
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
59
42
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.97M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 83% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7242nd and 9085th ($646 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5517th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Peshawar

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Nairobi Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$307
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632