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Nairobi vs. Arima Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 6.4% cheaper than Arima.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 24.5% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Arima. Expenses including clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Arima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Arima, you would:

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Arima	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 TTD59.87	$5.80 KES747.37	-34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 TTD52.39	$6.97 KES896.85	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 TTD6.32	$0.70 KES90.36	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TTD4.99	$0.55 KES70.70	-25.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Arima	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 TTD15.59	$0.55 KES70.35	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.02 TTD20.48	$5.57 KES716.71	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.11 TTD61.69	$3.36 KES432.07	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 TTD28.69	$1.64 KES211.74	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TTD17.90	$2.92 KES375.75	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.95	$1.41 KES181.11	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 TTD6.17	$0.47 KES61.12	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.89	$0.89 KES114.54	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.75	$0.46 KES58.73	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 TTD3.99	$0.49 KES63.20	-16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 TTD2.99	$0.51 KES65.21	+14.6%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Arima	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 TTD24.77	$5.40 KES695.11	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,245.70 TTD184,599.43	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.63 TTD44.90	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+156.9%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Arima	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD416.87	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.46 TTD3,492.42	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$368.19 TTD2,494.59	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.32	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-51.9%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 24.5% more for childcare

	Arima	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.73 TTD1,197.40	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+22.2%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Arima	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 TTD11.97	$2.32 KES298.95	+31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 TTD15.97	$2.37 KES305.12	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 TTD28.44	$3.10 KES398.60	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.55 TTD349.24	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 TTD44.90	$7.35 KES946.67	+10.9%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Arima	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD399.97	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.44	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$147.27 TTD997.83	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.64 TTD498.92	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-15.4%
Average			-42.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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