Nairobi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$286
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
49
😀 Quality of life
58
56
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.57M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 47% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8247th ($811 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6071st and 6229th 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
$5.85
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$2133

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$460
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$420
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$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
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$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
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$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719