Nairobi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$990
🏠 One person rent
$286
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
40
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.94M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7068th ($811 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6071st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Surat

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Nairobi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$922

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$460
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$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 Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333