Nairobi vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$269
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1236
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$558
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
50
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.05M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 43% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6689th and 4338th ($745 vs $1298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Armenia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Yerevan. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 5632nd and 4709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yerevan

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Nairobi Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
15.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$3527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$10858

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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 Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1190
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1160
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1173
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1052
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$541
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$807
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$916
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$541
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$701
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$538
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$542
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$532
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$845
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$791
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$681
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1046
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$1050
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$425
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$1051
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$552
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$728
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$587
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$907
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$609
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$632
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$716
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$512
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1610
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$570
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$941
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$855
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$519
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$540
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$580
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$837
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$578