Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 45.9% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.96
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.34
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.18
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.06
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.20
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.97
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.84
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£720.14
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.24
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.26
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.48
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.78
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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