Frankfurt vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
68
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
776K
5.55M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 162% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1863rd and 6622nd ($1989 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 47th and 5369th 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
$19.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$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