Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 12.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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