Nairobi vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1557
🏠 One person rent
$286
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.24M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7324th ($811 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6071st and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tangerang

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Nairobi Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$7819

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$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 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$567
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$699
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$400
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$555
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$480
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$511
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$561
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$490
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$534
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$429
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$523
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$488
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$482
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$478
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$471
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$411
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$390
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$488
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$448
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$422
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$409
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$461
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$456
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$444
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$447
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$440
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$413
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$409
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$551
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$384
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$457
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$470
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$413
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$420