Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 51.6% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪61.93
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.74
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.93
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.95
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.54
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.22
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.63
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.57
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.85
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.14
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.80
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.73
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.04
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.36
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪219.86
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,244.76
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.71
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,099.10
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,821.08
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪416.63
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,832.12
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,469.12
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.90
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.01
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.13
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪250.83
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪290.18
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪206.44
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪411.59
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪425.79
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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