Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 60.6% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$3.85
KES505.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$0.59
KES76.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$0.49
KES64.37
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$5.70
KES748.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$3.37
KES443.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$2.67
KES350.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$1.12
KES146.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.42
KES54.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$0.78
KES101.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$0.41
KES53.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.42
KES55.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.48
KES62.41
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$6.09
KES799.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$2.31
KES303.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$2.24
KES294.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$6.15
KES808.50
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
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