Kyiv vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$419
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 7% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6450th and 6689th ($795 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4556th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Nairobi

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Kyiv Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$8325

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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