Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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