Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.7% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.5% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 38.0% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 63.2% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 31.3% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.9% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 55.4% less in Nairobi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$3.85
KES496.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$6.17
KES795.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$0.66
KES85.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$0.53
KES68.67
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$5.59
KES720.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$3.35
KES432.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$1.70
KES219.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$2.71
KES349.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.26
KES162.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.50
KES64.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.87
KES112.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$0.46
KES58.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.56
KES71.75
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$6.17
KES796.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$30.83
KES3,975.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$19,266.80
KES2,484,854.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$13.87
KES1,789.10
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$39.39
KES5,080.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$428.53
KES55,267.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$166.44
KES21,465.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$22.39
KES2,887.98
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$166.67
KES21,496.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$8,008.06
KES1,032,805.49
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$2.31
KES298.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$2.24
KES289.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$3.08
KES397.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$44.12
KES5,689.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$6.17
KES795.15
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$16.84
KES2,172.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$22.95
KES2,959.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$61.84
KES7,975.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$52.50
KES6,771.19
|
|
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