Nairobi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$286
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4611th ($811 vs $1244) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6071st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sofia

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Nairobi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$9717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777