Cost of living comparison

Oslo, Norway

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 52.0% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 73.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 50.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 17.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 60.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.8% less for restaurants

	Oslo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 NOK236.71	$3.85 KES499.25	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.31 NOK133.64	$6.17 KES798.80	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 NOK39.42	$0.66 KES85.86	-81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 NOK30.55	$0.53 KES68.99	-81.1%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 50.8% less for groceries

	Oslo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 NOK35.32	$0.56 KES72.31	-82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 NOK69.47	$5.59 KES724.23	-12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 NOK85.42	$3.35 KES434.24	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 NOK48.83	$1.70 KES220.61	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.79 NOK73.75	$2.71 KES351.06	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 NOK15.69	$1.26 KES163.73	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.25	$0.50 KES64.73	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 NOK15.53	$0.87 KES113.21	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 NOK23.79	$0.46 KES59.22	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NOK11.73	$0.48 KES62.51	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.29	$0.56 KES72.08	-46.5%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Oslo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 NOK84.10	$6.17 KES799.97	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.47 NOK884.72	$30.83 KES3,994.00	-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,328.41 NOK394,522.95	$19,266.80 KES2,496,247.04	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.53 NOK222.91	$13.87 KES1,797.30	-32.4%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Oslo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.77 NOK573.12	$39.39 KES5,103.80	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,432.43 NOK15,556.04	$428.53 KES55,520.99	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,135.26 NOK12,328.84	$166.44 KES21,563.73	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.32 NOK1,947.41	$22.39 KES2,901.22	-87.5%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 17.8% less for childcare

	Oslo	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.78 NOK2,799.47	$166.67 KES21,594.73	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,036.90 NOK87,279.98	$8,008.06 KES1,037,540.60	-0.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.99 NOK108.49	$2.31 KES299.55	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 NOK47.24	$2.24 KES290.33	-48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.53 NOK157.81	$3.08 KES399.40	-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.05 NOK500.09	$44.12 KES5,715.90	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.21 NOK165.21	$6.17 KES798.80	-59.5%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 60.5% less for clothing

	Oslo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.96 NOK1,063.88	$16.84 KES2,182.20	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.61 NOK538.80	$22.95 KES2,973.31	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.16 NOK1,218.01	$61.84 KES8,011.76	-44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.33 NOK1,447.90	$52.50 KES6,802.23	-60.6%
Average			-60.5%

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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: March 2025

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