Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 33.0% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Riga, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$3.85
KES503.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.59
KES76.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.49
KES64.18
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$5.70
KES746.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$3.37
KES441.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$2.67
KES349.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.12
KES146.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.42
KES54.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.78
KES101.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.41
KES53.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.42
KES55.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$6.09
KES797.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.31
KES302.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.24
KES293.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$6.15
KES806.15
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
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