Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Kenya

Nairobi vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.5% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 75.4% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

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Nairobi vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$6.16 KES799.26	+70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$6.54 KES849.21	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR94.38	$0.64 KES83.49	+89.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.62	$0.59 KES76.60	+170.0%
Average			+59.9%

Islamabad vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.4% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR208.08	$0.55 KES71.20	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 PKR851.66	$5.32 KES690.75	+73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.63 PKR1,006.51	$3.32 KES430.19	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.24 PKR343.64	$1.73 KES224.03	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 PKR390.48	$2.90 KES375.95	+105.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 PKR163.19	$1.52 KES197.47	+158.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR106.19	$0.49 KES63.08	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR131.67	$0.91 KES118.11	+91.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.12	$0.51 KES65.97	+106.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 PKR35.52	$0.49 KES63.93	+284.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.29	$0.49 KES63.19	+191.7%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.11 PKR1,415.96	$5.96 KES773.87	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.66 PKR6,006.00	$46.20 KES5,994.46	+113.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$54,159.34 PKR15M	$21,558.36 KES3M	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 PKR1,951.95	$13.86 KES1,798.34	+96.8%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 PKR4,732.00	$34.94 KES4,534.27	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.02 PKR75,692.28	$445.43 KES57,799.49	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 PKR38,755.38	$216.55 KES28,099.01	+54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.95 PKR21,609.82	$42.75 KES5,547.48	-45.2%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.62 PKR20,687.33	$248.58 KES32,255.88	+233.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,015.34 PKR1M	$12,318.78 KES2M	+145.6%
Average			+186.0%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$2.31 KES299.72	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 PKR734.15	$2.64 KES343.02	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 PKR637.64	$3.54 KES459.57	+54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.23 PKR7,826.00	$50.37 KES6,535.62	+78.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$7.70 KES999.08	+77.7%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Islamabad	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.82 PKR6,881.88	$28.10 KES3,646.63	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.87 PKR9,666.47	$29.04 KES3,768.70	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.43 PKR26,735.16	$69.92 KES9,073.43	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.62 PKR11,261.25	$58.58 KES7,601.62	+44.2%
Average			-0.3%

Islamabad vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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