Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 42.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
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