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Nairobi vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 5.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 34.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 19.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.21	$3.85 KES498.82	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.34	$6.17 KES798.11	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.04	$0.66 KES85.79	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.17	$0.53 KES68.93	+8.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.49	$0.56 KES72.25	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.00	$5.59 KES723.60	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.38	$3.35 KES433.86	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.14	$1.70 KES220.41	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.67	$2.71 KES350.75	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.23	$1.26 KES163.59	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.08	$0.50 KES64.68	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.25	$0.87 KES113.11	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.99	$0.46 KES59.17	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.84	$0.48 KES62.46	-59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.12	$0.56 KES72.01	-62.5%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.38	$6.17 KES799.28	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.11	$30.83 KES3,990.54	+210.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,466,035.76	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.96	$13.87 KES1,795.74	+419.9%
Average			+163.7%

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pay 19.9% less for housing

	Manila	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,651.16	$39.39 KES5,099.38	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,877.27	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,438.66	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,095.04	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-78.9%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Manila	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,659.21	$166.67 KES21,576.04	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,810.23	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	-43.3%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.19	$2.31 KES299.29	+69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.60	$2.24 KES290.08	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.92	$3.08 KES399.05	+0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.89	$44.12 KES5,710.95	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.81	$6.17 KES798.11	-19.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Manila	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.53	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.58	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,243.28	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,490.42	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-13.8%
Average			-23.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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