Nairobi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$269
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$222
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
50
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.57M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6689th and 8203rd ($745 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5632nd and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$2159

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$482
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705