Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.33
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES701.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.30
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.10
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES742.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES439.66
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.71
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES347.69
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.67
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.39
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.05
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.07
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.80
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES793.58
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,491.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,406,370.50
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,644.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,288.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,599.09
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,548.40
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,905.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,113.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES993,821.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES300.80
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES291.84
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES350.93
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,977.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES802.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,419.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,251.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,451.55
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,838.06
|
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