Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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