Nairobi vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$296
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.47M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 24% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5278th ($797 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6139th and 5513th 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
$5.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688