Nairobi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$974
🏠 One person rent
$296
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
5.55M
5.94M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7286th ($797 vs $693) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6139th and 5975th 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
$5.4
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$929

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$455
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$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 Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319