Nairobi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$239
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
5.55M
606K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7242nd and 4604th ($646 vs $1135) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5517th and 535th 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
$3.87
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257