Nairobi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$262	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$300
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	30
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	5.55M	6.87M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6863rd ($760 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kenya vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5369th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yangon

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	Nairobi	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625