Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.75
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.90
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.73
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.03
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.37
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€942.54
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.62
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.70
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.63
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.30
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
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