Nairobi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$4423
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
5.55M
139K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6736th and 119th ($807 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Iceland, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6034th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Reykjavik

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Nairobi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$30029

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336