Nairobi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$286
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
61
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
5.55M
605K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4556th ($811 vs $1270) 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 0.2 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 6071st and 625th 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
$5.85
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383