Nairobi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$305
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6736th and 6046th ($807 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Mongolia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6034th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ulaanbaatar

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Nairobi Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672