Nairobi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$305
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
423K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6736th and 6377th ($807 vs $880) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Skopje. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6034th and 4420th 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
$5.36
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$5403

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207