Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 29.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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