Nairobi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nairobi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1994	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$296	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	8
😀 Quality of life	58	48
🏙️ Population	5.55M	24.7K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6763rd and 3471st ($797 vs $1646) 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 0.3 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 6139th and 6854th 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	$5.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.08%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1677	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.32	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.7	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9106	$8971

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$455
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$419
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$508
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$602
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$523
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$520
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$505
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$651
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$604
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$593
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$544
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$670
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$722
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$563
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$506
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$551
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$588
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$691
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$620
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$811
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$693
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$572
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$544
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$825
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$692
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$409
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$694
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$691
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$507
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$810

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419