Nairobi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$262	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	5.55M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6622nd and 2624th ($760 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Italy, respectively. Check Kenya vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5369th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Rome

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	Nairobi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201