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Nairobi vs. Hawalli Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.4% more expensive than Hawalli.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Hawalli. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Hawalli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Hawalli, you would:

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 KWD1.500	$5.80 KES750.88	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$6.97 KES901.06	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KWD0.130	$0.70 KES90.79	+61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.55 KES71.04	+67.9%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.400	$0.55 KES70.69	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.64 KWD0.500	$5.57 KES720.08	+240.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.830	$3.36 KES434.10	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.64 KES212.73	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 KWD0.450	$2.92 KES377.51	+96.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.41 KES181.96	+33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.47 KES61.40	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.230	$0.89 KES115.07	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.46 KES59.01	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.49 KES63.50	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.51 KES65.52	-25.4%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.410	$5.40 KES698.38	+299.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.05 KWD15.030	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.260	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-28.2%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.16 KWD8.020	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$588.66 KWD180.370	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.55 KWD150.310	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.200	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-44.5%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD93.940	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,280.400	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+17.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.32 KES300.35	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 KWD1.540	$2.37 KES306.55	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.10 KES400.47	+5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.05 KWD15.030	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.81 KWD3.010	$7.35 KES951.12	-25.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Hawalli	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.70 KWD10.020	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.860	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.050	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.270	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-14.3%
Average			-27.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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