Essen vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$682
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
587K
5.55M

The cost of living in Essen is 96% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3860th and 6763rd ($1561 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 17th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$9106

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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$455
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$419
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$508
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$542
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$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
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$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