Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 66.8% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of George Town, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.06
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 69.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.50
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.65
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.79
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.84
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.25
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.89
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 84.1% less for housing
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,239.83
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,576.17
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$771.50
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.85
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.41
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 77.1% less for clothing
George Town
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.41
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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