Nairobi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$269
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
5
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
5.55M
115K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6689th and 9013th ($745 vs $387) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5632nd and 6232nd 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
$3.67
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$691

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284