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Nairobi vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 39.6% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 39.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 27.5% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK140.47	$3.85 KES497.08	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK103.01	$6.17 KES795.33	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK26.00	$0.66 KES85.49	-74.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK21.58	$0.53 KES68.69	-75.0%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK26.92	$0.56 KES72.00	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK53.63	$5.59 KES721.09	+5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK55.08	$3.35 KES432.35	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK38.77	$1.70 KES219.65	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK52.16	$2.71 KES349.53	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK14.04	$1.26 KES163.02	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK11.13	$0.50 KES64.45	-54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.81	$0.87 KES112.71	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK18.06	$0.46 KES58.97	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK7.19	$0.48 KES62.24	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK8.00	$0.56 KES71.76	-29.5%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 39.3% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK67.64	$6.17 KES796.50	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK955.19	$30.83 KES3,976.67	-67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK289,366.39	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK280.00	$13.87 KES1,789.50	-49.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK339.51	$39.39 KES5,081.66	+17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK15,637.37	$428.53 KES55,280.12	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,784.99	$166.44 KES21,470.18	-82.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,415.67	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-84.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,465.27	$166.67 KES21,501.04	+15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK58,060.57	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	+39.8%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK73.98	$2.31 KES298.25	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK43.30	$2.24 KES289.07	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK66.49	$3.08 KES397.67	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK405.35	$44.12 KES5,691.10	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK158.26	$6.17 KES795.33	-60.5%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK915.05	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK437.33	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,076.68	$61.84 KES7,977.01	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,766.79	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-69.9%
Average			-60.0%

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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: March 2025

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