Nairobi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$262
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
8
😀 Quality of life
59
59
🏙️ Population
5.55M
24.7K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3454th ($760 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5369th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Victoria

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Nairobi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.81
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$8298

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408