Nairobi vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nairobi	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	5.55M	1.43M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6622nd and 1930th ($811 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6071st and 124th 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	$5.85	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8707	$15049

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Cities near Nairobi

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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154