Leipzig vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$641
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
91
59
🏙️ Population
625K
5.55M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 112% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3960th and 7242nd ($1371 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 106th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$6839

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$1322
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$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747