Dresden vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$755
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
566K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dresden is 92% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3768th and 6622nd ($1555 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 263rd and 6071st 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
$13.8
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$8707

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
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$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$460
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$420
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$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820