Nairobi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nairobi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$286	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	8
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	5.55M	24.7K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 49% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3601st ($811 vs $1585) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6071st and 5581st 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	$5.85	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8707	$8213

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$460
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$420
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$503
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$612
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$533
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$528
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$543
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$511
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$623
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$654
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$596
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$658
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$717
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$578
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$526
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$567
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$609
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$421
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$687
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$597
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$758
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$687
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$567
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$524
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$833
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$686
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$412
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$689
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$688
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$491
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$820

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420