Nairobi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$286
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
82
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.65M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 16% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5813th ($811 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6071st and 3397th 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
$5.85
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566