Nairobi vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$269
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2748
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.23M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 23% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 6689th and 5892nd ($745 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Kenya and South Korea, respectively. Check Kenya vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 5632nd and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Suwon

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Nairobi Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$22854

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$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
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$988
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1025
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$990
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1142
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1068
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1085
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1067
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1041
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1084
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$966
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1025
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1036
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1020
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$989
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1140
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$997
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1567
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1098
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$839
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1043
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1098
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1066