Cost of living comparison

compared to

Nairobi vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 12.5% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 73.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Nairobi

Expenses including groceries, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$5.80 KES750.88	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.17 ₩7,612	$6.97 KES901.06	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ₩2,044	$0.70 KES90.79	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,147	$0.55 KES71.04	-29.4%
Average			-14.4%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 ₩3,780	$0.55 KES70.69	-78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 ₩7,508	$5.57 KES720.08	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.66 ₩11,290	$3.36 KES434.10	-56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 ₩3,696	$1.64 KES212.73	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,085	$2.92 KES377.51	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.69 ₩5,440	$1.41 KES181.96	-61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 ₩2,129	$0.47 KES61.40	-67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46 ₩3,626	$0.89 KES115.07	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.30 ₩3,387	$0.46 KES59.01	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 ₩3,311	$0.49 KES63.50	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 ₩1,750	$0.51 KES65.52	-57.3%
Average			-53.1%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.2% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 ₩6,401	$5.40 KES698.38	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.61 ₩15,642	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+191.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.70 ₩12,826	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+95.7%
Average			+73.2%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.1% less for housing

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.59 ₩34,760	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.78 ₩521,400	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.89 ₩444,928	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.45 ₩183,410	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-76.4%
Average			-1.1%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$273.59 ₩403,216	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,609.06 ₩49,533,039	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-73.9%
Average			-46.0%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 ₩4,693	$2.32 KES300.35	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 ₩5,301	$2.37 KES306.55	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$3.10 KES400.47	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.01 ₩42,755	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,642	$7.35 KES951.12	-30.7%
Average			-7.7%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Daejeon	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.85 ₩89,681	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 ₩57,354	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.06 ₩112,101	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.83 ₩148,599	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-38.2%
Average			-38.2%

Daejeon vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Daejeon vs.

Hong Kong

Daejeon vs.

Berlin

Daejeon vs.

Quito

Daejeon vs.

Hanoi

Daejeon vs.

Beijing

Daejeon vs.

Reykjavik

Daejeon vs.

Manila

Daejeon vs.

Moscow

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in South Korea vs. Kenya. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within South Korea and Kenya.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Daejeon

Add prices for Nairobi

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nairobi or Daejeon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.