Cost of living comparison

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Nairobi vs. Hereford Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.1% cheaper than Hereford.

Restaurants
pay 60.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries
pay 20.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation
pay 32.0% less in Nairobi
Housing
pay 53.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing
pay 26.2% less in Nairobi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Hereford Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.4% less for restaurants

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.05
£14.96
$5.80
KES751.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.82
£7.33
$6.97
KES901.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
£1.75
$0.70
KES90.86

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
£1.14
$0.55
KES70.74
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.47
£7.06
$5.57
KES720.62
Milk (1 gallon) $4.89
£3.65
$3.36
KES434.42

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.27
£5.42
$5.40
KES698.91
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.96
KES4,007.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,671.83
KES3M

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pay 53.8% less for housing

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.42
£29.42
$39.86
KES5,160.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $968.86
£723.03
$476.96
KES61,741.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $902.04
£673.16
$206.31
KES26,706.75

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $224.14
KES29,014.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,775.09
KES1M

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pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.01
£4.49
$2.32
KES300.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.32
£3.22
$2.37
KES306.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$19.38
£14.46
$3.10
KES400.77

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

 
Hereford
Nairobi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $19.62
KES2,540.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.09
£29.92
$24.88
KES3,220.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.18
£59.84
$67.92
KES8,791.98

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