Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.7% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Manila, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.14
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.19
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.41
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.27
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.64
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.11
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.43
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.94
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.76
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.23
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.67
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.36
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.90
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱718.47
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.02
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.41
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.10
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.24
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Manila
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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