Nairobi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$269
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$929
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
18
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
5.55M
151K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6689th and 5422nd ($745 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Kenya and Montenegro, respectively. Check Kenya vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5632nd and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282