Nairobi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$269
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1320
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
57
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.95M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 43% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6689th and 8532nd ($745 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 5632nd and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379