Nairobi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$269
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$352
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.01M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6689th and 8199th ($745 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5632nd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Surabaya

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Nairobi Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$5075

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515