Nairobi vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$286
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1402
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1941
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
57
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
458K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3511th ($811 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Estonia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 6071st and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tallinn

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Nairobi Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$8113

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$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
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503