Nairobi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3835
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
5.55M
664K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 66% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6689th and 1336th ($745 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5632nd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Rotterdam

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Nairobi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592