Nairobi vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$269	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$399
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	67	80
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	5.55M	1.64M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 29% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6689th and 8030th ($745 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 5632nd and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs South Tangerang

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	Nairobi	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$8626

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$571
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$482
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$493
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$548
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$460
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$518
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$483
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$581
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$560
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$511
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$466
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$601
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$643
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$707
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$559
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$564
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$675
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$736
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$639
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$579
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$509
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$622
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$723
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$509
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$568
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$545
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$784
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$509
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$441
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$510
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549