Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 35.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES592.14
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.78
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES700.07
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES448.41
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES621.99
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES246.73
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES280.79
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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