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Luxembourg vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 3.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 6.2 times more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Luxembourg

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$18.85 €18.28	+389.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$12.97 €12.58	+110.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$3.11 €3.02	+369.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$2.98 €2.89	+459.9%
Average			+332.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$3.15 €3.05	+463.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$9.88 €9.59	+76.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$4.86 €4.71	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$4.25 €4.12	+149.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$7.68 €7.45	+183.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.19 €1.15	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.80 €0.78	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$1.18 €1.14	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$1.72 €1.67	+275.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.99 €0.96	+105.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.96 €0.93	+73.3%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$6.37 €6.17	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$26,949.84 €26,135.71	+39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$34.01 €32.98	+145.2%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$54.60 €52.95	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$1,768.97 €1,715.53	+312.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$1,639.77 €1,590.23	+885.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$211.55 €205.16	+844.7%
Average			+520.3%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$1,523.51 €1,477.49	+814.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$15,004.68 €14,551.41	+87.4%
Average			+450.8%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$5.20 €5.04	+124.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$4.33 €4.20	+93.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$6.16 €5.98	+99.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$33.59 €32.58	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$13.93 €13.51	+126.0%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$81.75 €79.28	+385.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$41.83 €40.57	+82.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$96.18 €93.28	+55.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$127.67 €123.81	+143.2%
Average			+166.6%

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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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