Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 55.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
₴165.50
|
$4.64
KES481.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$5.78
KES599.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₴13.28
|
$0.48
KES49.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₴10.31
|
$0.47
KES48.96
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
₴16.50
|
$0.48
KES49.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
₴99.84
|
$5.09
KES528.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
₴99.40
|
$3.48
KES361.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
₴37.10
|
$1.44
KES149.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₴44.72
|
$2.64
KES274.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
₴11.00
|
$0.98
KES101.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₴12.41
|
$0.39
KES40.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₴15.29
|
$0.72
KES74.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₴19.80
|
$0.42
KES43.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₴6.69
|
$0.39
KES40.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₴4.25
|
$0.40
KES41.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
₴97.78
|
$4.05
KES420.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.74
₴330.92
|
$32.37
KES3,358.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,844.04
₴567,289.69
|
$13,914.66
KES1,443,644.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₴100.22
|
$16.70
KES1,732.37
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.84
₴151.66
|
$59.14
KES6,135.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.44
₴14,762.40
|
$422.24
KES43,807.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.46
₴8,893.75
|
$190.71
KES19,786.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.29
₴2,033.23
|
$30.09
KES3,122.18
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.28
₴10,654.86
|
$201.02
KES20,855.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,831.56
₴177,415.55
|
$11,216.06
KES1,163,665.11
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴28.36
|
$2.32
KES240.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₴32.69
|
$2.56
KES265.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴52.95
|
$2.78
KES288.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
₴586.09
|
$51.19
KES5,311.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$7.42
KES769.94
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
₴1,728.97
|
$22.85
KES2,370.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.18
₴1,043.52
|
$22.02
KES2,284.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
₴2,343.67
|
$48.20
KES5,000.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.29
₴2,786.20
|
$53.53
KES5,554.02
|
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