Nairobi vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$262	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	59	62
🏙️ Population	5.55M	6.21M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5954th ($760 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Brazil, respectively. Check Kenya vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5369th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Nairobi	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$10819

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562