Nairobi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$296
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.21M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 40% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4516th ($797 vs $1329) 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 0.3 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 6139th and 995th 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
$5.4
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$11223

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784