Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
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