Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 58.3% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Paris, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$3.85
KES503.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$0.59
KES76.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$0.49
KES64.18
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$5.70
KES746.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$3.37
KES441.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$2.67
KES349.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.12
KES146.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.42
KES54.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.78
KES101.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.41
KES53.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.42
KES55.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$6.09
KES797.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.31
KES302.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$2.24
KES293.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$6.15
KES806.15
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
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