Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in George Town instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,482.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$72.01
KYD59.97
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$114.70
KYD95.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,856.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$317.39
KYD264.32
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,635.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$73.67
KYD61.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
$85.51
KYD71.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$112.01
KYD93.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$132.97
KYD110.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$163.52
KYD136.18
|
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