Nairobi vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$286
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
46
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.47M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 16% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5881st ($811 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6071st and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yekaterinburg

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Nairobi Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617