Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 13.2% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Lima, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$3.85
KES497.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$5.38
KES695.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$0.59
KES75.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$0.49
KES63.32
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$0.56
KES72.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$5.70
KES736.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$3.37
KES435.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$1.69
KES218.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$2.67
KES344.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$1.12
KES144.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.42
KES53.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.78
KES100.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.41
KES52.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.42
KES54.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.48
KES61.40
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$6.09
KES786.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$34.46
KES4,454.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,153.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$12.62
KES1,630.54
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$40.57
KES5,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$418.88
KES54,140.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$196.01
KES25,333.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$22.29
KES2,881.32
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$146.63
KES18,952.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$7,624.54
KES985,471.89
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$2.31
KES298.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$2.24
KES289.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$2.69
KES347.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$45.86
KES5,927.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$6.15
KES795.38
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Lima
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$18.56
KES2,398.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$24.95
KES3,224.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$57.17
KES7,388.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$52.46
KES6,780.61
|
|
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