Nairobi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$262	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	89
😀 Quality of life	59	97
🏙️ Population	5.55M	5.87M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6622nd and 129th ($760 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Singapore, respectively. Check Kenya vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5369th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Singapore City

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	Nairobi	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$27780

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605