Nairobi vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$820
🏠 One person rent
$269
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$193
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.97M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 120% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6689th and 9126th ($745 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5632nd and 6896th 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
$3.67
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$525

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659