Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ireland or Nairobi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.