Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 11.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 71.9% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
|
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