Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 8.3% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
₦3,488.23
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
₦6,459.68
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₦572.14
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₦306.83
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
₦1,716.53
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
₦3,960.04
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
₦14,019.46
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₦2,356.49
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
₦2,836.30
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
₦2,148.71
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₦908.32
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
₦273.47
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦722.75
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,670.14
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦849.72
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
₦1,923.60
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
₦38,758.06
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
₦26,420,080.65
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
₦7,493.23
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
₦68,149.60
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
₦2,997,290.32
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
₦1,291,935.48
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
₦37,328.51
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
₦197,020.16
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
₦5,361,532.26
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
₦1,162.74
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₦2,604.05
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,291.94
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
₦54,907.26
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,043.55
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
₦24,869.76
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
₦46,509.68
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
₦54,261.29
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
₦90,435.48
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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