Nairobi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$296
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
5
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
115K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8957th ($797 vs $412) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6139th and 7238th 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
$5.4
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$633

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$455
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$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285