Dushanbe vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$265
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
36
59
🏙️ Population
863K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 20% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7600th and 6622nd ($605 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7359th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Nairobi

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Dushanbe Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$7984

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$593
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$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$474
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$501
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$386
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785