Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.8% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Cologne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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