Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 53.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
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