Nairobi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$239
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7242nd and 3028th ($646 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5517th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541