Nairobi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$262
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
59
60
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.69M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 4% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6486th ($760 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5369th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tehran

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Nairobi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$1951

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510