Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 41.1% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.86
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.92
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.48
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.84
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.85
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.82
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.56
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.35
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.49
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€36.62
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,335.09
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.56
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.27
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€837.91
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€674.94
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€173.84
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€428.85
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,317.12
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.22
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.10
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.20
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.92
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€72.72
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.37
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€95.25
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€118.29
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
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