Nairobi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$269
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$408
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6689th and 6109th ($745 vs $907) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5632nd and 5802nd 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
$3.67
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594