Munich vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	68
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	1.51M	5.55M

The cost of living in Munich is 190% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6622nd ($2201 vs $760) 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 5369th 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	$16.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$7984

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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