Nairobi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$4383
🏠 One person rent
$239
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$3327
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
5.55M
979K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 67% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7242nd and 1837th ($646 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Sweden, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5517th and 21st 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
$3.87
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$30.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$7816

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2032
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1650
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1688
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1512
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1348
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1271
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1263
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1210
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1228
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1420
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1276
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1342
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1203
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1345
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1783
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$2283
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1396
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1246
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1480
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1465
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1532
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1483
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1528
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1395
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1265
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1080
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1411
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$893
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1336
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1438
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1261
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1487
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1262
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1382