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Nairobi vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 62.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 80.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 89.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$5.80 KES747.37	+17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$6.97 KES896.85	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.70 KES90.36	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.55 KES70.70	+43.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.55 KES70.35	+56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$5.57 KES716.71	+61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$3.36 KES432.07	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.64 KES211.74	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.92 KES375.75	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$1.41 KES181.11	+306.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.47 KES61.12	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.89 KES114.54	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.46 KES58.73	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.49 KES63.20	+91.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.51 KES65.21	+140.3%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$5.40 KES695.11	+74.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$30.96 KES3,985.98	+161.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+437.6%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 80.0% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+318.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$476.96 KES61,406.69	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-7.9%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 89.1% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+145.9%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$2.32 KES298.95	+79.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$2.37 KES305.12	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$3.10 KES398.60	+64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$7.35 KES946.67	+78.6%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$62.28 KES8,017.80	+0.5%
Average			-19.3%

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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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