Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 11.1% cheaper than Lusaka.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
$4.49
KES589.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
$0.50
KES65.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
$0.41
KES54.01
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
$5.31
KES697.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
$3.40
KES446.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
$2.61
KES342.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
$0.92
KES120.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
$0.37
KES48.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
$0.71
KES93.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
$0.39
KES50.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
$0.37
KES48.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
$0.38
KES50.49
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
$4.72
KES619.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
$1.87
KES245.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
$2.13
KES279.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
$5.99
KES786.42
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
|
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