Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nairobi vs. Brakpan Cost of Living Summary
Nairobi is 46.2% more expensive than Brakpan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5% more in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 13.5% more in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 9.7% more in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 15.7% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.8% more in Nairobi
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Brakpan. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.
Nairobi vs. Brakpan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Brakpan, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.73
ZAR97.05
|
$5.80
KES750.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
ZAR77.64
|
$6.97
KES901.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR19.41
|
$0.70
KES90.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
ZAR9.71
|
$0.55
KES71.04
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.5% more for groceries
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZAR16.86
|
$0.55
KES70.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.93
ZAR83.46
|
$5.57
KES720.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
ZAR68.58
|
$3.36
KES434.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
ZAR37.53
|
$1.64
KES212.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR32.58
|
$2.92
KES377.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.24
|
$1.41
KES181.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR9.83
|
$0.47
KES61.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.10
|
$0.89
KES115.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.27
|
$0.46
KES59.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR8.51
|
$0.49
KES63.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.10
|
$0.51
KES65.52
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries
pay 9.7% more for transportation
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
ZAR83.34
|
$5.40
KES698.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.96
KES4,004.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.03
KES2,202.59
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.48
ZAR735.97
|
$39.86
KES5,156.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.02
ZAR5,823.07
|
$476.96
KES61,695.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.02
ZAR4,367.30
|
$206.31
KES26,686.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.62
ZAR1,855.39
|
$29.32
KES3,793.22
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.01
ZAR1,455.77
|
$224.14
KES28,992.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,752.20
ZAR46,584.56
|
$8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.32
KES300.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
ZAR24.26
|
$2.37
KES306.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.98
ZAR50.47
|
$3.10
KES400.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.14
ZAR290.18
|
$45.30
KES5,859.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.35
KES951.12
|
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Brakpan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.62
KES2,538.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.88
KES3,218.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.92
KES8,785.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.28
KES8,055.48
|
Brakpan vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing
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