Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 18.0% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.87
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$36.01
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.55
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.74
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.37
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$24.08
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$22.01
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.89
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.48
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$4.05
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.78
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.25
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.62
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.49
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.86
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$262.83
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$123,472.25
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.77
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$111.59
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$2,001.75
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,161.18
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$342.02
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,996.13
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$49,650.81
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.29
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.43
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.35
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$124.39
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$39.10
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$239.38
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$236.55
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$395.35
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$325.66
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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