Nairobi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$269
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.25M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6689th and 3679th ($745 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5632nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507