Nairobi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$286
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
44
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
423K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 4% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6460th ($811 vs $849) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6071st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Skopje

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Nairobi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$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

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195