Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 5.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
|
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