Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.3% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Managua, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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