Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 17.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.64
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.76
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.54
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.51
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.38
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.56
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.05
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.62
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.84
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.52
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.54
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.57
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.15
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON456.78
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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