Gothenburg vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$949
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
92
59
🏙️ Population
675K
5.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 133% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2470th and 6736th ($1879 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Kenya, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 91st and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nairobi

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Gothenburg Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795