Nairobi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$904
🏠 One person rent
$269
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$187
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
67
😀 Quality of life
57
31
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.1M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 98% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6689th and 9038th ($745 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5632nd and 7946th 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
$3.67
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1015

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286