Munich vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
94
57
🏙️ Population
1.51M
5.55M

The cost of living in Munich is 213% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1056th and 6689th ($2332 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 54th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Nairobi

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Munich Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$8325

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

Cities near Nairobi

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