Nairobi vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$286
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3535
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
68
98
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.97M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 62% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6622nd and 1640th ($811 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Austria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6071st and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Vienna

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Nairobi Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$25585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946