Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 0.9% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
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