Nairobi vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Valletta | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Nairobi is 55% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6689th and 3052nd ($745 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Malta, respectively. Check Kenya vs Malta comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 5632nd and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Nairobi vs Valletta
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| Nairobi | Valletta | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
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| 441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Kampala | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Entebbe | |
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| 604 km or 375 mi | Zanzibar | |
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| 674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
| 741 km or 461 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
| 796 km or 495 mi |  Bunia | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
| 799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Rutana | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 km or 1.1 mi |  Sliema | |
| 1.9 km or 1.2 mi | Gzira | |
| 3.2 km or 2 mi | Zabbar | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | San Gwann | |
| 4.1 km or 2.6 mi | Birkirkara | |
| 6.3 km or 3.9 mi | Marsaskala | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Naxxar | |
| 7.1 km or 4.4 mi | Mosta | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | St. Paul's Bay | |
| 116 km or 72 mi |  Ragusa | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Gela | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Niscemi | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Syracuse | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Agrigento | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Catania | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Reggio Calabria | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Palermo | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Messina | |
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| 295 km or 183 mi | Trapani | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Vibo Valentia | |
| 344 km or 214 mi |  Nabeul | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Sousse | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Tripoli | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Al-Khums | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sfax | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Lamezia Terme | |
| 382 km or 237 mi | Catanzaro | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Zawiya | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | La Marsa | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Sabratha | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Misrata | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Zuwarah | |
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