Cost of living comparison

compared to

Cairo is 21.2% cheaper than Nairobi.

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

pay 40.1% less for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.49
KES592.14
$3.25
E£152.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.24
KES690.83
$4.23
E£197.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
KES65.78
$0.25
E£11.88

Improve prices ·

pay 35.3% less for groceries

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.48
KES62.66
$0.59
E£27.36
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.31
KES700.07
$1.73
E£81.10
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KES448.41
$3.44
E£160.74

Improve prices ·

pay 38.3% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.72
KES621.99
$1.24
E£57.86
Monthly public transit pass $33.03
KES4,356.10
$11.39
E£532.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49

Improve prices ·

pay 41.6% less for housing

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.12
KES5,950.98
$14.42
E£674.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $370.90
KES48,922.09
$173.02
E£8,088.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $174.44
KES23,008.89
$100.76
E£4,710.35

Improve prices ·

pay 39.8% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $128.41
KES16,937.47
$113.41
E£5,302.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04

Improve prices ·

pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.87
KES246.73
$1.63
E£76.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
KES280.79
$1.71
E£80.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.62
KES345.42
$1.79
E£83.66

Improve prices ·

pay 77.0% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.15
KES2,130.81
$38.38
E£1,794.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.44
KES3,092.29
$36.15
E£1,690.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.37
KES5,324.78
$88.16
E£4,121.40

Improve prices ·
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: March 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cairo or Nairobi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Kenya vs. Egypt. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Kenya and Egypt.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more