Nairobi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1966
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.86M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 58% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6689th and 2592nd ($745 vs $1780) 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 0.5 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 5632nd and 387th 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
$3.67
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390