Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Doha, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
Doha
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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