Nairobi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$269	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$846
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	82
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	5.55M	5.38M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6689th and 6204th ($745 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5632nd and 3645th 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	$3.67	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$6847

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Cities near Nairobi

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525