Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.4 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Athens instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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