Cost of living comparison

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Iloilo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Iloilo is 22.0% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 44.0% less in Iloilo
Groceries
pay 55.9% more in Iloilo
Transportation
pay 44.7% less in Iloilo
Housing
pay 7.0% less in Iloilo
Childcare
pay 84.6% less in Iloilo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.2% less in Iloilo
Clothing
pay 9.8% more in Iloilo

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

Iloilo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.0% less for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
KES750.88
$2.58
₱152.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.97
KES901.06
$3.44
₱202.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
KES90.79
$0.53
₱31.28

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
KES70.69
$1.23
₱72.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.57
KES720.08
$2.87
₱169.06
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
KES434.10
$6.71
₱395.50

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.40
KES698.38
$4.13
₱243.58
Monthly public transit pass $30.96
KES4,004.71
$4.99
₱294.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63
$23,224.21
₱1,369,415.46

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pay 7.0% less for housing

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.86
KES5,156.50
$29.24
₱1,724.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.96
KES61,695.24
$230.09
₱13,567.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $206.31
KES26,686.56
$172.03
₱10,143.82

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.14
KES28,992.44
$34.41
₱2,028.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41
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pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
KES300.35
$0.95
₱55.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
KES306.55
$1.96
₱115.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.10
KES400.47
$3.10
₱182.59

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Iloilo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.62
KES2,538.28
$43.01
₱2,535.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.88
KES3,218.07
$22.36
₱1,318.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.92
KES8,785.33
$60.21
₱3,550.34

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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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