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
$807
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$305
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
29
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.12M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.4% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6736th and 6747th ($807 vs $804) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6034th and 6335th 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
$5.36
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$5331

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$630
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$611
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$625
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$526
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$776
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$628
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$565
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$816
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$694
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$691
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$671
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$721
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$575
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$459
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$686
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$558
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$958
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$645
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$589
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$794
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$690
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$840
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$815
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$718
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$665
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$670
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$621
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$662
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$692
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$671
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1043
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$815
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$683