Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.3 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$15.16
€13.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$9.64
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$1.95
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$3.94
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$7.52
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$43.32
€39.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$32,489.61
€29,926.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$9.96
€9.18
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$41.79
€38.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$1,447.59
€1,333.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$1,009.53
€929.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$109.60
€100.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$582.39
€536.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$14,607.20
€13,454.79
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$43.88
€40.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
$85.44
€78.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$37.61
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$88.28
€81.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$107.56
€99.08
|
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