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Granada vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Granada is 7.6% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Granada
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Granada
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Granada
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Granada
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Granada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Granada
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Granada

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

Granada vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Granada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$4.24 NIO155.96	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.00 NIO257.61	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.82 NIO30.13	+16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.65 NIO23.92	+18.3%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Granada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.56 NIO57.50	+185.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.48 NIO91.27	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.42 NIO162.52	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.50 NIO55.20	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.25 NIO82.80	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.77 NIO65.14	+25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.39 NIO14.48	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.82 NIO30.05	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.45 NIO16.69	-0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.25 NIO46.00	+154.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.50 NIO18.36	-1.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Granada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.89 NIO180.03	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$4.00 NIO147.20	-87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$5.05 NIO185.75	-70.4%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Granada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$36.87 NIO1,356.96	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$383.33 NIO14,106.96	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$275.00 NIO10,120.21	+33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$75.42 NIO2,775.37	+157.2%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Granada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$124.17 NIO4,569.43	-44.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	-31.6%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Granada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.30 NIO48.00	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.72 NIO63.47	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.66 NIO97.86	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.00 NIO294.41	+8.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Granada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$15.00 NIO552.01	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$30.00 NIO1,104.02	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$35.50 NIO1,306.43	-43.0%
Average			-23.6%

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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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