Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 32.7% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Doha, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.89
|
$3.85
KES499.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.40
|
$6.17
KES798.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.53
KES68.96
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
$0.56
KES72.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.87
|
$5.59
KES723.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.08
|
$3.35
KES434.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$1.70
KES220.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.98
|
$2.71
KES350.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$1.26
KES163.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$0.50
KES64.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.87
KES113.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$0.46
KES59.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.48
KES62.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$6.17
KES799.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.57
|
$30.83
KES3,992.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,716.50
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,171.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.74
|
$13.87
KES1,796.52
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.98
|
$39.39
KES5,101.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,712.55
|
$428.53
KES55,497.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,688.50
|
$166.44
KES21,554.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.97
|
$22.39
KES2,899.97
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,903.22
|
$166.67
KES21,585.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,873.87
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,093.45
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.86
|
$2.31
KES299.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.13
|
$2.24
KES290.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.91
|
$3.08
KES399.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR429.22
|
$44.12
KES5,713.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.84
|
$6.17
KES798.45
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.37
|
$16.84
KES2,181.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.24
|
$22.95
KES2,972.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR352.63
|
$61.84
KES8,008.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR345.57
|
$52.50
KES6,799.30
|
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