Nairobi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.86M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 59% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6736th and 2081st ($807 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Poland, respectively. Check Kenya vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6034th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Warsaw

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Nairobi Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445