Nairobi vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1529
🏠 One person rent
$262
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$306
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.24M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8142nd ($760 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5369th and 5471st 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
$5.45
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$7618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$536
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$701
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$385
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$518
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$513
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$492
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$488
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$563
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$500
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$545
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$432
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$521
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$490
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$480
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$474
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$471
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$417
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$395
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$493
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$458
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$421
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$408
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$417
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$500
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$486
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$458
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$464
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$453
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$505
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$410
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$365
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$510
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$614
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$427
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$430