Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 41.7% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Dili, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Dili
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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