Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 40.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Italy, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$3.85
KES497.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$5.38
KES695.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$0.59
KES75.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.49
KES63.32
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$0.56
KES72.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$5.70
KES736.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$3.37
KES435.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$1.69
KES218.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$2.67
KES344.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.12
KES144.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.42
KES53.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.78
KES100.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.41
KES52.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.42
KES54.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.48
KES61.40
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$6.09
KES786.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$34.46
KES4,454.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,153.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$12.62
KES1,630.54
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$40.57
KES5,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$418.88
KES54,140.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$196.01
KES25,333.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$22.29
KES2,881.32
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$146.63
KES18,952.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$7,624.54
KES985,471.89
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$2.31
KES298.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.24
KES289.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$2.69
KES347.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$45.86
KES5,927.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$6.15
KES795.38
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$18.56
KES2,398.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$24.95
KES3,224.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$57.17
KES7,388.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$52.46
KES6,780.61
|
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