Munich vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
1.51M
5.55M

The cost of living in Munich is 214% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 889th and 6763rd ($2499 vs $797) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 38th and 6139th 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
$19.1
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810