Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 17.7% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$4.28
₹357.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$4.28
₹357.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$0.49
₹40.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.21
₹17.56
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$0.53
₹44.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$2.13
₹177.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$2.82
₹236.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$1.02
₹85.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$1.68
₹140.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.74
₹61.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.33
₹27.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.44
₹36.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.23
₹19.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.15
₹12.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.18
₹15.41
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$4.64
₹387.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$12.22
₹1,021.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$13,440.78
₹1,123,801.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$2.57
₹214.54
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$7.65
₹639.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$236.59
₹19,781.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$144.05
₹12,044.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$42.89
₹3,585.87
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$72.71
₹6,079.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$1,816.81
₹151,906.22
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$1.83
₹153.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$1.87
₹156.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$4.15
₹347.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$21.09
₹1,763.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$4.89
₹408.66
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$28.84
₹2,411.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$34.82
₹2,911.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$47.67
₹3,985.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$38.00
₹3,177.45
|
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