Nairobi vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$269
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.47M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 6% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6689th and 6924th ($745 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5632nd and 5229th 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
$3.67
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628