Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.4 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$6.42
A$9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$6.48
A$9.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$3.63
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$1.60
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$2.47
A$3.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$5.45
A$8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$100.08
A$151.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$15.93
A$24.09
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$8.01
A$12.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$64.70
A$97.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$13.34
A$20.18
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$183.19
A$276.97
|
|
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