Nairobi vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nairobi	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$286	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	68	30
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	5.55M	159K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 16% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5871st ($811 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6071st and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Praia

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	Nairobi	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8707	$3216

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$460
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$420
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$503
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$612
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$533
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506