Quality of life in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. This urban area is consistently ahead in cost of living.
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Nairobi, Kenya, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. This urban area is consistently ahead in cost of living.
Large apartment | $920.00 |
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Medium apartment | $680.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.93 |
Small apartment | $440.00 |
5km taxi ride | $7.60 |
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A Cappuccino | $3.00 |
A beer | $1.60 |
A kilogram of Apples | $3.00 |
Bread | $0.39 |
Inflation [score] | 0.84 |
Lunch | $6.10 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $81.00 |
Monthly public transport | $28.00 |
Movie ticket | $7.90 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $35.99 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 8 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.50 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 3 |
Meetups [score] | 0.38 |
Meetups groups | 99 |
Meetups members | 41417 |
Number of investors | 27 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 318 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 13 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.52 |
Startup events | 37 |
Startup events [score] | 0.52 |
Startups [score] | 0.71 |
Total number of startups | 307 |
Funding accelerator names | 88mph - Kenya |
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Number of funding accelerators | 1 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.46 |
Airport hub | 72 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.36 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.10 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Kenya/Nairobi |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.17 |
Business freedom | 48.60 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.12 |
Freedom from corruption | 25.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.10 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 62.20 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.49 |
Time to open a business | 22.00 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.75 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.23 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 33 |
Guns per 100 residents | 6 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.10 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.97 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.53 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.10 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.38 |
Life expectancy (years) | 63.37 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.10 |
Best university in ranking | University of Nairobi |
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Best university ranking | 801 |
University quality [score] | 0.10 |
Air quality [score] | 0.33 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.18 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.21 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.55 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 103.90 |
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Currency for urban area | KES |
GDP growth rate | 0.05 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.78 |
GDP per capita | $3084.43 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.10 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.66 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.36 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.37 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 196 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.16 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 10.32 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.19 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.19 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 4.32 |
Art galleries | 55 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.57 |
Cinemas | 93 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.41 |
Comedy clubs | 21 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.57 |
Concert venues | 85 |
Concerts [score] | 0.37 |
Historical sites | 20 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.18 |
Museums | 9 |
Museums [score] | 0.35 |
Performing art venues | 60 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.47 |
Sport venues | 28 |
Sports [score] | 0.53 |
Zoos | 5 |
Zoos [score] | 0.65 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.08 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 15.18 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.12 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
LGBT age of consent | N/A |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Not legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.40 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.71 |
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Median peak in meters | 2441.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 1684.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Nairobi are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Nairobi will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Nairobi in position 242 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Imprisonment As Punishment
Legal
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"Should Society Accept Homosexuality?" (8% Yes, 92% No)
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Nairobi, a city of nearly four million, is the capital and largest city in Kenya.
This city on the Nairobi River is not only the largest and fastest growing in Kenya but one of the largest in Africa.
The word Nairobi is derived from a water hole known in Maasai as Enkare Nyorobi, which means "cool waters". Nairobi, which had been a swamp area, was founded in 1899 as a railway camp for the Uganda Railway. By 1905, the city had become the capital of Kenya (then the British East Africa Protectorate), supplanting Mombasa and Machakos, the previous capitals. With the spread of plagues in the early 1900s, the town was burnt down and had to be rebuilt. Having a railway helped it to grow rapidly, becoming the second largest city in Kenya behind Mombasa. Nairobi also grew due to administration and tourism businesses (mostly big game hunting).
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