Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 56.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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