Cost of living comparison
India is 33.7% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in India instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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