Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Russia

Chita vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Chita is 15.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Chita
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Chita
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Chita
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Chita
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in Chita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% less in Chita
Clothing: pay 83.9% more in Chita

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Chita are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Chita. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Chita.

Chita vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Chita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.93	$11.93 RUB879.21	+105.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.11	$4.77 RUB351.68	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.54 RUB39.56	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.29 RUB21.10	-47.8%
Average			+0.7%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Chita
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.48 RUB35.17	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.12	$7.16 RUB527.52	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.12	$5.17 RUB381.07	+54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.74	$1.86 RUB137.16	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.54	$2.71 RUB199.40	-7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.97	$1.19 RUB87.74	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.41	$1.08 RUB79.76	+128.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.08	$1.08 RUB79.76	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.81 RUB59.82	+78.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.31 RUB22.53	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.21 RUB15.75	-57.8%
Average			+17.5%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Chita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.42	$2.75 RUB202.85	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.95	$23.75 RUB1,749.62	-23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$29,834.35 RUB2M	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.72	$6.86 RUB505.54	-59.7%
Average			-23.6%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Chita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.81	$9.55 RUB703.37	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,698.98	$596.69 RUB43,960.32	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,688.18	$417.68 RUB30,772.22	+102.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.45	$86.03 RUB6,338.28	+193.4%
Average			+61.2%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Chita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,994.20	$250.61 RUB18,463.33	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$6,563.56 RUB484K	-25.2%
Average			-6.7%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Chita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.37	$1.19 RUB87.92	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.57	$1.79 RUB131.88	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.50	$2.74 RUB202.22	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.75	$29.83 RUB2,198.02	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.18	$5.97 RUB439.60	-18.9%
Average			-27.5%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 83.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Chita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.43	$59.67 RUB4,396.03	+204.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.27	$47.73 RUB3,516.83	+91.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.87	$71.60 RUB5,275.24	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.96	$83.54 RUB6,154.44	+34.1%
Average			+83.9%

Nairobi vs. Chita - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: June 2026

Compare further: Nairobi vs. Chita

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Chita?

More cost comparisons

Nairobi vs.

Algiers

Nairobi vs.

Washington

Nairobi vs.

Manila

Nairobi vs.

Cairo

Nairobi vs.

Wellington

Nairobi vs.

Singapore

Nairobi vs.

Lima

Nairobi vs.

Hong Kong

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

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

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

Add prices for Nairobi

Add prices for Chita

Ask the Elsewhere Community

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