Nairobi vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$262
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$397
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
27
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.15M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6526th ($760 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Bolivia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5369th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Nairobi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$4204

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235 km or 146 mi Moshi
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$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
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$698
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$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$666
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$538
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$535
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$507
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$774
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$630
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$804
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$688
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$673
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$583
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$804
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$643
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$577
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$787
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$576
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$796
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$414
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$748
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$520
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$734
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$923
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$575
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$547
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$682
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$673
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$725
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$1121
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$521
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$575
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$588
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$546
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$586
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$588
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1011
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$735
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$599