Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 54.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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