Cost of living comparison
Russia is 29.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Russia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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