Berlin vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
3.78M
5.55M

The cost of living in Berlin is 194% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1150th and 6736th ($2371 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 45th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Nairobi

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Berlin Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$10471

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795