Leipzig vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$688
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
616K
5.55M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 94% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3925th and 6689th ($1449 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th 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 Leipzig compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 80th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768