Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 61.7% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.71
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.31
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.90
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.24
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.67
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.41
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.12
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.85
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.53
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.49
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.36
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.45
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.74
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.91
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.87
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.54
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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