Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 58.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.12
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.75
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.45
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.30
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.32
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.78
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.66
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.32
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.13
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.86
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.34
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.84
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.04
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.57
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr551.08
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr285,747.08
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr173.49
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr260.23
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,563.40
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,288.28
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,181.76
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,698.06
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,694.59
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.13
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.75
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr303.21
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr746.26
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr357.97
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr834.40
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,179.45
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
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