Nairobi vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$269	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1286
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$200
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	11
😀 Quality of life	57	13
🏙️ Population	5.55M	422K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6689th and 5551st ($745 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 5632nd and 9095th 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	$3.67	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$2111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$3064

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Cities near Nairobi

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

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1071
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1034
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1011
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1164
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1047
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$494
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$546
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$971
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$412
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$494
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$503
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$585
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$494
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$492
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$496
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$983
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$747
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$751
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$546
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$979
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$368
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$528
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$345
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$570
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$656
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$742
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1146
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$745
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$744
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$761
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$655
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$574
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$652