Dortmund vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$648
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
77
59
🏙️ Population
587K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 117% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3822nd and 7242nd ($1401 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 764th and 5517th 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
$13.7
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747