Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
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