Essen vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$690
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
587K
5.55M

The cost of living in Essen is 90% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3685th and 6622nd ($1443 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 33rd and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$589
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$408
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$638
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$561
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$483
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$522
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$490
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$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
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$562
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$625
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$545
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$646
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$698
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$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
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$523
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$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785