Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 13.2% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$3.85
KES503.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.59
KES76.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.49
KES64.18
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$5.70
KES746.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$3.37
KES441.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$2.67
KES349.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$1.12
KES146.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.42
KES54.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.78
KES101.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.41
KES53.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.42
KES55.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$6.09
KES797.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.31
KES302.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.24
KES293.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$6.15
KES806.15
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
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