Nairobi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$296
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.95M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 59% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8708th ($797 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6139th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Pune

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Nairobi Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$2558

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355