Nairobi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$305
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1316
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.65M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 29% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6736th and 4898th ($807 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6034th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Saint Petersburg

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Nairobi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$13865

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597