Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 79.6% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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