Gothenburg vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$808	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	675K	5.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 114% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2959th and 6622nd ($1623 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Kenya, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 78th and 5369th 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	$12.3	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7984

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Nairobi

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