Nairobi vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$262
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1698
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
57
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
458K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 46% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3823rd ($760 vs $1414) 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 5369th and 343rd 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
$5.45
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$7151

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1219
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1816
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1879
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$899
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1441
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1671
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1220
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1509
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1486
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1064
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1327
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$933
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1396
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1443
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1045
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1286
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1450
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$952
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1495
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1398
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1450
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1064
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1355
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$953
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$835
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1391
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1464
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1432
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1254
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1394