Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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