Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 30.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
|
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