Nairobi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$269
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$924
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
57
59
🏙️ Population
5.55M
276K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6689th and 6379th ($745 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5632nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$3144

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797