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Ariana vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ariana is 12.4% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% less in Ariana
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Ariana
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Ariana
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Ariana
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Ariana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Ariana
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Ariana

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Ariana. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Ariana.

Ariana vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ariana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.55	$4.12 TND11.930	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES898.26	$5.14 TND14.910	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.51	$0.65 TND1.870	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.82	$0.25 TND0.720	-54.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Ariana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.47	$0.21 TND0.610	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.84	$5.34 TND15.480	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.75	$1.97 TND5.720	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.07	$1.54 TND4.470	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.34	$2.83 TND8.210	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.39	$0.97 TND2.800	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.21	$1.38 TND4.000	+190.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.72	$0.53 TND1.540	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.82	$0.33 TND0.950	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.30	$0.35 TND1.030	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.32	$0.32 TND0.930	-36.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Ariana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES696.21	$3.28 TND9.500	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,992.26	$10.29 TND29.830	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,794,582.04	$37,727.58 TND109,369.230	+74.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.74	$3.06 TND8.870	-82.0%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	Nairobi	Ariana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,140.47	$21.31 TND61.780	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,503.43	$246.94 TND715.870	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,603.60	$161.20 TND467.300	-21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,781.42	$45.58 TND132.130	+55.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Ariana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,902.30	$115.33 TND334.320	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,547.40	$3,429.78 TND9,942.660	-60.9%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ariana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.42	$1.54 TND4.470	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.60	$0.79 TND2.300	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.23	$3.60 TND10.440	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,841.18	$32.30 TND93.630	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES948.16	$4.63 TND13.420	-37.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ariana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,530.39	$45.27 TND131.240	+130.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,208.07	$59.16 TND171.510	+137.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,758.02	$94.40 TND273.660	+39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,030.43	$68.60 TND198.850	+10.1%
Average			+79.4%

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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: December 2025

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