Nairobi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$239
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
69
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.38M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5668th ($646 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5517th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619