Nairobi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$286
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$490
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
58
😀 Quality of life
58
62
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.95M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 57% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8553rd ($811 vs $517) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6071st and 5617th 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
$5.85
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$2540

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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 Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361