Nairobi vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$262	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	68	18
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	5.55M	932K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 53% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3004th ($760 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kenya and Spain, respectively. Check Kenya vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5369th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tenerife

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	Nairobi	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$6114

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291