Dortmund vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$675
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
81
59
🏙️ Population
595K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 84% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4048th and 6736th ($1482 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 625th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Nairobi

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Dortmund Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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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