Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of France, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.74
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
$5.38
KES696.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.56
|
$0.59
KES75.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$0.49
KES63.33
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.56
KES72.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.48
|
$5.70
KES736.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$3.37
KES436.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
$1.69
KES218.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.90
|
$2.67
KES344.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.12
KES144.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.42
KES53.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.78
KES100.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.41
KES52.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.42
KES54.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.48
KES61.41
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.88
|
$6.09
KES787.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.85
|
$34.46
KES4,454.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,224.50
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,523.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.09
|
$12.62
KES1,630.79
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.68
|
$40.57
KES5,244.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€721.26
|
$418.88
KES54,148.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€566.27
|
$196.01
KES25,337.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.37
|
$22.29
KES2,881.77
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€655.18
|
$146.63
KES18,955.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,120.27
|
$7,624.54
KES985,624.39
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.72
|
$2.31
KES298.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.82
|
$2.24
KES289.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.88
|
$2.69
KES348.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.37
|
$45.86
KES5,928.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.96
|
$6.15
KES795.51
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
France
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.44
|
$18.56
KES2,399.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.61
|
$24.95
KES3,224.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.54
|
$57.17
KES7,390.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.21
|
$52.46
KES6,781.66
|
|
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