Cost of living comparison

Orebro, Sweden

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Orebro Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 30.5% cheaper than Orebro.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 39.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 34.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 39.3% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 38.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Orebro Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Orebro	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.47 SEK121.95	$3.85 KES498.05	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.50 SEK83.11	$6.17 KES796.87	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK25.08	$0.66 KES85.65	-74.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK20.82	$0.53 KES68.82	-75.0%
Average			-61.5%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.2% less for groceries

	Orebro	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK25.97	$0.56 KES72.13	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.20 SEK50.81	$5.59 KES722.48	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK53.13	$3.35 KES433.19	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 SEK37.26	$1.70 KES220.07	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 SEK46.44	$2.71 KES350.21	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.29	$1.26 KES163.33	+0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 SEK10.65	$0.50 KES64.58	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 SEK12.91	$0.87 KES112.93	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK17.42	$0.46 KES59.08	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK6.93	$0.48 KES62.36	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.72	$0.56 KES71.90	-29.5%
Average			-39.2%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Orebro	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.66 SEK65.14	$6.17 KES798.05	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.89 SEK634.58	$30.83 KES3,984.37	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK279,125.06	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.48 SEK239.38	$13.87 KES1,792.97	-43.3%
Average			-33.9%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.3% less for housing

	Orebro	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 SEK304.87	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.45 SEK5,871.56	$428.53 KES55,387.25	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$459.53 SEK4,493.55	$166.44 KES21,511.79	-63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.80 SEK760.73	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-71.2%
Average			-34.3%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.3% more for childcare

	Orebro	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.09 SEK1,174.31	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK56,005.68	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+39.8%
Average			+39.3%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Orebro	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK71.36	$2.31 KES298.83	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK41.77	$2.24 KES289.63	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 SEK58.72	$3.08 KES398.44	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.35 SEK511.88	$44.12 KES5,702.13	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.09 SEK108.40	$6.17 KES796.87	-44.4%
Average			-44.9%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.7% less for clothing

	Orebro	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.27 SEK481.77	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.17 SEK255.94	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.06 SEK782.88	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.93 SEK1,114.09	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-53.9%
Average			-38.7%

Orebro vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: May 2025

More cost comparisons

Orebro vs.

Athens

Orebro vs.

Delhi

Orebro vs.

Rome

Orebro vs.

Paris

Orebro vs.

Warsaw

Orebro vs.

London

Orebro vs.

Beijing

Orebro vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Sweden vs. Kenya. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Sweden and Kenya.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Orebro

Add prices for Nairobi

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nairobi or Orebro. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.