Nairobi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$989
🏠 One person rent
$296
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
69
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.1M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 86% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8928th ($797 vs $427) 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 0.3 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 6139th and 6598th 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
$5.4
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$782

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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265