Nairobi vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$262	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$153
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	11
😀 Quality of life	59	13
🏙️ Population	5.55M	340K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6108th ($760 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Kenya vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5369th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yamoussoukro

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	Nairobi	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$2450

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nairobi

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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649