Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 1.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.32
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.65
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,207.53
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.36
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,318.73
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.63
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.87
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.44
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,595.25
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.98
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.68
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.15
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.24
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.74
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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