Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 0.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Peru, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.26
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.53
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.12
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.66
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,348.38
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.77
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.16
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,266.23
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN923.56
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN162.16
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN726.74
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,950.51
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN120.39
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Peru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.08
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.81
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN262.87
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN266.77
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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