Nairobi vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	5.55M	1.43M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 66% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6689th and 1380th ($745 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in Kenya and the United States, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs San Antonio

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	Nairobi	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137