Dresden vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$696
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
555K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dresden is 118% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3786th and 7242nd ($1406 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Nairobi

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Dresden Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$6839

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$1344
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$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$530
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$524
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$439
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$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
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$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
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$600
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$654
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$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
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$706
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$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
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$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