Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 45.8% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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