Nairobi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$239
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
527K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6533rd ($646 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Kenya vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5517th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116