Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of India, you would:
pay 69.3% more for restaurants
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
India
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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