Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 87.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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