Nairobi vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$3751
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
67
79
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
5.55M
709K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 68% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6689th and 1029th ($745 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Norway, respectively. Check Kenya vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5632nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Oslo

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Nairobi Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7583

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161