Nairobi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$962
🏠 One person rent
$286
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
68
68
😀 Quality of life
58
50
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.1M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 95% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8945th ($811 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6071st and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Rawalpindi

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Nairobi Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270