Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.4% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.74
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.83
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.17
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.21
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.26
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,883.64
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.50
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,268.75
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€818.80
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.72
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€434.19
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,978.48
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.23
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.74
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€79.01
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€33.10
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€78.18
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.62
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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