Nairobi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$305
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.21M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 42% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6736th and 4339th ($807 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6034th and 746th 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
$5.36
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800