Nairobi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3121
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
5.55M
518K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 59% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6689th and 2462nd ($745 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in Kenya and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5632nd and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sheffield

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Nairobi Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$9922

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855