Nairobi vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$269
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1313
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
67
22
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.99M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 31% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6689th and 8124th ($745 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Kenya and Turkey, respectively. Check Kenya vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 5632nd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1501

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705