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Kenya

Nairobi vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 78.3% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 86.7% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 89.0% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 59.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

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Nairobi vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Delhi, you would:

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pay 86.7% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.62 ₹340.99	$6.16 KES801.05	+70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.67 ₹345.87	$6.54 KES851.11	+78.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₹33.85	$0.64 KES83.68	+79.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹16.13	$0.59 KES76.77	+245.1%
Average			+86.7%

Delhi vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

	Delhi	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 ₹50.44	$0.55 KES71.36	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.27 ₹213.95	$5.32 KES692.29	+134.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 ₹250.67	$3.32 KES431.15	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹102.57	$1.73 KES224.53	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₹146.13	$2.90 KES376.79	+86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ₹83.32	$1.52 KES197.91	+72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 ₹32.50	$0.49 KES63.22	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 ₹42.04	$0.91 KES118.37	+104.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹21.21	$0.51 KES66.11	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 ₹11.97	$0.49 KES64.07	+288.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.16	$0.49 KES63.33	+184.0%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Delhi	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 ₹382.26	$5.96 KES775.60	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,461.40	$46.20 KES6,007.85	+198.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,335.43 ₹974K	$21,558.36 KES3M	+108.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.05 ₹287.41	$13.86 KES1,802.36	+354.5%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 59.6% more for housing

	Delhi	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.60 ₹622.22	$34.94 KES4,544.40	+429.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.93 ₹25,256.04	$445.43 KES57,928.66	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$153.58 ₹14,477.63	$216.55 KES28,161.81	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.95 ₹3,012.12	$42.75 KES5,559.88	+33.8%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Delhi	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.91 ₹9,511.94	$248.58 KES32,327.97	+146.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,228.58 ₹210K	$12,318.78 KES2M	+452.8%
Average			+269.0%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.07 ₹194.85	$2.31 KES300.39	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 ₹214.18	$2.64 KES343.78	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹467.65	$3.54 KES460.60	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.31 ₹1,820.11	$50.37 KES6,550.23	+160.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹487.13	$7.70 KES1,001.31	+49.0%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Delhi	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.81 ₹2,244.43	$28.10 KES3,654.78	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.14 ₹2,652.97	$29.04 KES3,777.12	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.37 ₹4,936.29	$69.92 KES9,093.71	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.28 ₹4,079.75	$58.58 KES7,618.61	+35.4%
Average			+21.8%

Delhi vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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