Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 39.9% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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