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Nairobi vs. Batam Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 54.4% more expensive than Batam.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 26.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 30.3% more in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Nairobi are more expensive than in Batam. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Batam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Batam	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$5.80 KES751.45	+116.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 IDR63,497.76	$6.97 KES901.74	+82.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 IDR18,217.93	$0.70 KES90.86	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IDR6,955.94	$0.55 KES71.09	+31.4%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Batam	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$0.55 KES70.74	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 IDR65,645.79	$5.57 KES720.62	+41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 IDR72,097.03	$3.36 KES434.42	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.34 IDR22,292.12	$1.64 KES212.89	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,719.77	$2.92 KES377.80	+146.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 IDR17,916.82	$1.41 KES182.10	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 IDR16,239.58	$0.47 KES61.45	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 IDR16,544.41	$0.89 KES115.16	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,263.52	$0.46 KES59.05	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 IDR7,512.29	$0.49 KES63.55	+8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 IDR15,639.46	$0.51 KES65.57	-46.1%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Batam	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 IDR50,938.12	$5.40 KES698.91	+76.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.12 IDR268,300.41	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+92.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,352.61 IDR472,009,976.73	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 IDR107,320.16	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+164.1%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 26.3% more for housing

	Batam	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$290.99 IDR4,844,312.92	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.17 IDR2,649,880.57	$206.31 KES26,706.75	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.15 IDR951,448.39	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-48.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Batam	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.53 IDR1,490,557.82	$224.14 KES29,014.37	+150.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,481.90 IDR57,966,137.49	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+152.0%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Batam	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.32 KES300.58	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 IDR38,092.03	$2.37 KES306.78	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 IDR43,723.03	$3.10 KES400.77	+17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.10 IDR484,431.29	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$7.35 KES951.84	+146.4%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 30.3% more for clothing

	Batam	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.82 IDR563,099.62	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.90 IDR331,235.07	$24.88 KES3,220.51	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.64 IDR1,159,322.75	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.87 IDR430,605.59	$62.28 KES8,061.57	+140.8%
Average			+30.3%

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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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