Nairobi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$305
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
5.55M
595K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6736th and 4631st ($807 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Latvia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6034th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Riga

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Nairobi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$18197

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391