Nairobi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$239
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$418
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.86M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6424th ($646 vs $785) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5517th and 5942nd 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
$3.87
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935