Dortmund vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$750
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
595K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 105% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3504th and 6763rd ($1637 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 33rd and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810