Nairobi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$269
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$501
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
57
54
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.96M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6689th and 6377th ($745 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5632nd and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tashkent

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Nairobi Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$9093

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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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838