Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 48.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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