Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 44.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.97
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.50
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.02
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.88
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,283.16
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.49
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.98
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,262.58
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€911.16
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.59
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.37
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,191.68
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.64
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.32
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.26
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.32
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.05
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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