Frankfurt vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
776K
5.55M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 180% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1425th and 6763rd ($2230 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 34th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Nairobi

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Frankfurt Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$9106

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$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