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Nairobi vs. Kerman Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 3.1 times more expensive than Kerman.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 54.0% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 72.9% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Kerman. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Kerman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Kerman	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,490	$5.80 KES747.37	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR168,490	$6.97 KES896.85	+74.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 IRR28,082	$0.70 KES90.36	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 IRR42,122	$0.55 KES70.70	-45.1%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kerman	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.32 IRR13,479	$0.55 KES70.35	+70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00 IRR42,122	$5.57 KES716.71	+456.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.21 IRR93,013	$3.36 KES432.07	+52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.04 IRR43,807	$1.64 KES211.74	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$0.93 IRR39,168	$2.92 KES375.75	+213.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 IRR14,648	$1.41 KES181.11	+304.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 IRR35,665	$0.47 KES61.12	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 IRR18,470	$0.89 KES114.54	+102.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IRR12,857	$0.46 KES58.73	+49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,340	$0.49 KES63.20	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR8,916	$0.51 KES65.21	+139.3%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 54.0% less for transportation

	Kerman	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.40 KES695.11
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,125.00 IRR1,985,022,812	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,192.29
Average			-54.0%

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pay 72.9% more for housing

	Kerman	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 IRR2,106,125	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.67 IRR14,391,854	$476.96 KES61,406.69	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.67 IRR7,020,417	$206.31 KES26,561.75	+23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$8.41 IRR354,325	$29.32 KES3,775.48	+248.6%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Kerman	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$67.00 IRR2,822,208	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+234.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$450.00 IRR18,955,125	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+1850.0%
Average			+1042.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kerman	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR21,061	$2.32 KES298.95	+364.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 IRR64,588	$2.37 KES305.12	+54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 IRR63,184	$3.10 KES398.60	+106.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR716,082	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+166.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 IRR42,122	$7.35 KES946.67	+635.3%
Average			+265.4%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Kerman	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 IRR926,695	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 IRR2,737,962	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.00 IRR5,433,802	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.50 IRR2,422,044	$62.28 KES8,017.80	+8.3%
Average			-27.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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