Nairobi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$296
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
47
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.57M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 41% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8262nd ($797 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6139th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shiraz

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Nairobi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$1920

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$455
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$419
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$508
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$542
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$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
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$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698