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Tabriz vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tabriz is 21.6% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Tabriz
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Tabriz
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Tabriz
Housing: pay 56.0% less in Tabriz
Childcare: pay 81.1% less in Tabriz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Tabriz
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Tabriz

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Tabriz are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tabriz.

Tabriz vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tabriz instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$3.00 IRR126,368	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$3.00 IRR126,368	-56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.00 IRR42,059	+42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.97 IRR40,738	+76.1%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.54 IRR22,569	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$13.55 IRR570,933	+143.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.51 IRR189,960	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.22 IRR51,558	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$1.30 IRR54,777	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.42 IRR17,825	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.24 IRR52,113	+160.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.55 IRR22,971	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.25 IRR10,634	-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.24 IRR10,004	-51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.21 IRR8,855	-58.5%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$2.69 IRR113,253	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$20.00 IRR842,450	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$72,500.00 IRR3,053,881,250	+234.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$2.42 IRR102,080	-85.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 56.0% less for housing

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$18.22 IRR767,554	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$164.00 IRR6,908,090	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$120.00 IRR5,054,700	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$11.06 IRR465,780	-62.3%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$67.57 IRR2,846,217	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$676.00 IRR28,474,810	-92.3%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.20 IRR50,547	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$1.30 IRR54,759	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$2.50 IRR105,306	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$14.60 IRR614,988	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$1.75 IRR73,714	-76.2%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tabriz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$16.69 IRR702,853	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$12.59 IRR530,348	-49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$176.74 IRR7,444,670	+160.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$48.76 IRR2,053,991	-21.7%
Average			+18.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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