Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 40.2% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.10
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.05
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.85
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.61
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€694.98
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€522.78
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€170.53
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€530.22
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,271.05
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.11
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€36.17
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€67.44
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€31.07
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€75.29
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€95.44
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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