Nairobi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$296
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
595K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4678th ($797 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6139th and 668th 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
$5.4
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406