Nairobi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$3766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
5.55M
985K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 67% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6736th and 1008th ($807 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Sweden, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6034th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Stockholm

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Nairobi Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$17265

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464