Nairobi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$286
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
5
😀 Quality of life
58
42
🏙️ Population
5.55M
115K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8940th ($811 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6071st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Thimphu

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Nairobi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289