Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 61.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of London, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.76
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.39
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.24
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.60
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.92
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.55
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£157.71
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.12
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.91
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.37
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.02
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.83
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
London
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.38
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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