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Have you been in Bucharest? Skylines are not everything. What about slums and general infrastructure? I find it hard to believe that Nairobi is comparable to Bu

Have you been in Bucharest? Skylines are not everything. What about slums and general infrastructure? I find it hard to believe that Nairobi is comparable to Bucharest. Even cursory glance on economies reveals that Bucharest has almost 4 times larger GDP per capita compared to Nairobi, cca 20k EUR to 6k EUR in Nairobi. To be honest I think that Nairobi has a higher ceiling than Bucharest because of its region, Bucharest is maybe not even the most developed city in Romania, let alone a larger region.

jacquesm 5y ago
I've lived in Bucharest for a couple of years and know the country very well.
- darebak 5y ago
  And you found those cities comparable?
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    As most of these things come: in some ways, but not in others. Bucharest too has terrible poverty (but it's getting better, slowly), but it is much stronger connected to a far wealthier part of the world and part of the EU so a lot of work is being done that will probably be out of reach for Nairobi for the next couple of decades at least. Both cities are their nations capitals, both have tremendous historical baggage to contend with. And Bucharest is continuously one major earthquake away from disaster. Nairobi has the bigger population by about a factor of two. Infrastructure is better in Bucharest, but not as much as you might think. And on a somewhat larger scale: both countries have been under the boot of another power for a long time and are still suffering from that in many ways. Both countries also have very high levels of corruption, though, Kenya has it entrenched at a much higher level, and obviously this has major effects on doing business in their respective capitals.
Biologist123 5y ago
I’ve lived in both. I’m not sure they fit within the same category as they face a different set of challenges and opportunities. However, they are both wonderful and vibrant places.

jacquesm 5y ago

I've lived in Bucharest for a couple of years and know the country very well.

darebak 5y ago
And you found those cities comparable?
- jacquesm 5y ago
  As most of these things come: in some ways, but not in others. Bucharest too has terrible poverty (but it's getting better, slowly), but it is much stronger connected to a far wealthier part of the world and part of the EU so a lot of work is being done that will probably be out of reach for Nairobi for the next couple of decades at least. Both cities are their nations capitals, both have tremendous historical baggage to contend with. And Bucharest is continuously one major earthquake away from disaster. Nairobi has the bigger population by about a factor of two. Infrastructure is better in Bucharest, but not as much as you might think. And on a somewhat larger scale: both countries have been under the boot of another power for a long time and are still suffering from that in many ways. Both countries also have very high levels of corruption, though, Kenya has it entrenched at a much higher level, and obviously this has major effects on doing business in their respective capitals.

Biologist123 5y ago

I’ve lived in both. I’m not sure they fit within the same category as they face a different set of challenges and opportunities. However, they are both wonderful and vibrant places.