Dresden vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$729
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
563K
5.55M

The cost of living in Dresden is 96% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3857th and 6689th ($1462 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 203rd and 5632nd 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
$12
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$8325

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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$571
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$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768