Nairobi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1183
🏠 One person rent
$305
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
59
62
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.2M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 63% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6736th and 8694th ($807 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Pune. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6034th and 5658th 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
$5.36
$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$2247

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$256
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$355
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$717
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$464
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$335
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$252
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$279
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$287
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$335
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$269
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$370
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$298
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$267
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$365
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$391
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$663
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$285
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$372
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$253
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$404
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$372
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$333
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$308
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$273
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$282
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$358
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$287
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$250
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$350
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$360
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$359
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$281
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$264
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$444
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$374
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$346