Nairobi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$305
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
69
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.1M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 81% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6736th and 8874th ($807 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6034th and 6631st 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
$5.36
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252