Nairobi vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$269
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1738
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
56
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
458K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6689th and 3932nd ($745 vs $1447) 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 0.5 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 5632nd and 323rd 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
$3.67
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7079

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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
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467