Nairobi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3809
🏠 One person rent
$262
$995
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1825
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1906
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.86M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 53% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6622nd and 3022nd ($760 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5369th and 410th 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
$5.45
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$4.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$13608

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1324
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1302
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1090
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1095
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$882
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$884
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1082
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1025
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1125
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1083
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1170
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$964
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$947
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$989
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1051
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1234
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$983
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1173
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$935
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1093
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$469
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$866
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1098
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1057
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1025
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$950
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1107
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$902
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1131
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$974
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1105
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1108
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1016
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$893
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385