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Eldoret vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Eldoret is 50.0% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% less in Eldoret
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Eldoret
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Eldoret
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Eldoret
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Eldoret
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in Eldoret

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Eldoret.

Eldoret vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$1.55 KES200.39	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$6.97 KES901.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$0.31 KES40.08	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.39 KES50.10	-29.5%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$0.48 KES61.79	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$1.93 KES250.48	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$2.05 KES265.49	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$1.55 KES200.39	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$1.93 KES249.96	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.05 KES136.34	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.47 KES61.45
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.62 KES80.29	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.46 KES59.05
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.23 KES29.54	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.39 KES49.99	-23.8%
Average			-32.1%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$5.40 KES698.91
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$17.03 KES2,204.26

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$39.86 KES5,160.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$92.88 KES12,023.22	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$89.01 KES11,522.25	-56.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$29.32 KES3,796.09
Average			-68.7%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$64.50 KES8,349.46	-71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95
Average			-71.2%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.32 KES300.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.37 KES306.78
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$3.10 KES400.77
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$38.70 KES5,009.67	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$5.03 KES651.26	-31.6%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Eldoret
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$11.61 KES1,502.90	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$24.88 KES3,220.51
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$19.35 KES2,504.84	-71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$34.83 KES4,508.71	-44.1%
Average			-52.1%

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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: December 2025

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