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Nairobi vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 49.8% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 44.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 45.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 57.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK156.00	$3.85 KES498.16	-82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.58 DKK90.99	$6.17 KES797.06	-51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK25.29	$0.66 KES85.67	-81.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 DKK18.76	$0.53 KES68.84	-79.5%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 44.8% less for groceries

	Denmark	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91 DKK21.05	$0.56 KES72.15	-80.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 DKK42.20	$5.59 KES722.65	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 DKK52.23	$3.35 KES433.29	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 DKK31.68	$1.70 KES220.13	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74 DKK34.29	$2.71 KES350.29	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 DKK9.24	$1.26 KES163.37	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 DKK9.69	$0.50 KES64.59	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 DKK9.90	$0.87 KES112.96	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 DKK13.62	$0.46 KES59.09	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK6.52	$0.48 KES62.38	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 DKK5.59	$0.56 KES71.92	-28.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 45.2% less for transportation

	Denmark	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 DKK55.54	$6.17 KES798.23	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.44 DKK596.45	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,047.14 DKK325,911.58	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.62 DKK170.87	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-41.3%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Denmark	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.71 DKK243.89	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$967.90 DKK7,002.67	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$743.77 DKK5,381.13	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.10 DKK1,136.60	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-85.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Denmark	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.88 DKK3,761.28	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,190.53 DKK52,022.80	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+11.4%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.44 DKK53.85	$2.31 KES298.90	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.51 DKK39.86	$2.24 KES289.70	-59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.74 DKK63.23	$3.08 KES398.53	-64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.95 DKK281.77	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.76 DKK121.23	$6.17 KES797.06	-63.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 57.5% less for clothing

	Denmark	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.72 DKK678.03	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-82.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.81 DKK280.77	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.07 DKK760.20	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$155.42 DKK1,124.43	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-66.2%
Average			-57.5%

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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: January 2025

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