Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 23.1% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$163.22
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$111.58
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$461.05
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$339.16
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$199.05
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$262.26
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$177.84
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$149.10
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$143.44
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$785.00
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 93.0% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$329.67
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$559.64
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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