Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nairobi vs. Covilha Cost of Living Summary
Nairobi is 8.5% cheaper than Covilha.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.9% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 9.8% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 34.2% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 32.6% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 96.2% more in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 40.9% less in Nairobi
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.
Nairobi vs. Covilha Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Covilha, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.34
€8.02
|
$5.80
KES750.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.01
€6.02
|
$6.97
KES901.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.50
|
$0.70
KES90.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$0.55
KES71.04
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
€0.87
|
$0.55
KES70.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.30
|
$5.57
KES720.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
€3.37
|
$3.36
KES434.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
€2.40
|
$1.64
KES212.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
€2.83
|
$2.92
KES377.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$1.41
KES181.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.51
|
$0.47
KES61.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.56
|
$0.89
KES115.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.03
|
$0.46
KES59.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$0.49
KES63.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.51
KES65.52
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.51
|
$5.40
KES698.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.55
€39.12
|
$30.96
KES4,004.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,258.87
€31,998.33
|
$21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.03
KES2,202.59
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation
pay 32.6% less for housing
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.87
€35.10
|
$39.86
KES5,156.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.60
€451.39
|
$476.96
KES61,695.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.80
€351.08
|
$206.31
KES26,686.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.23
€80.93
|
$29.32
KES3,793.22
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing
pay 96.2% more for childcare
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.60
€75.23
|
$224.14
KES28,992.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,423.94
€5,516.95
|
$8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
€1.76
|
$2.32
KES300.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
€1.40
|
$2.37
KES306.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.48
€5.57
|
$3.10
KES400.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€37.75
|
$45.30
KES5,859.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
€7.02
|
$7.35
KES951.12
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Covilha
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.03
€67.88
|
$19.62
KES2,538.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.61
€18.56
|
$24.88
KES3,218.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.96
€95.29
|
$67.92
KES8,785.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
€150.46
|
$62.28
KES8,055.48
|
|
Covilha vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing
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