Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 49.7% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs367.75
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,021.53
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.71
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.59
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.75
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs523.53
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs393.43
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.81
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs197.26
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs137.20
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs62.11
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs81.09
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs42.05
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.32
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs37.07
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs626.35
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,047.06
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,086,101.11
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,072.60
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,599.47
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,561.02
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,931.87
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,787.25
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,863.92
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs394,549.72
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs326.89
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.69
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs408.61
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,877.71
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs510.76
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,617.13
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,381.81
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,831.45
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,688.04
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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