Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 14.0% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,810
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,350
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,468
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,898
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,359
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,420
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,207
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,962
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,777
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,457
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,873
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,960
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,551
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,391
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,125
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$120,417
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,241,196
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$48,679
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,059
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,321,339
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$983,379
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$737,670
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,910,865
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,843
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,674
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,259
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$72,401
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,116
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$180,810
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$113,601
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$280,533
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$238,760
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
|
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