Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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