Nairobi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$305
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
47
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.57M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 60% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6736th and 8645th ($807 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 6034th and 7725th 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
$5.36
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$2115

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$448
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$415
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$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694