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Isle of Wight vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Wight is 2.9 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Isle of Wight
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Isle of Wight
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Isle of Wight
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Isle of Wight
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Isle of Wight
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Isle of Wight
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Isle of Wight

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Isle of Wight are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Isle of Wight instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$17.37 £13.09	+199.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$9.35 £7.05	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$2.03 £1.53	+188.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$1.92 £1.44	+248.8%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$0.99 £0.75	+81.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$5.01 £3.78	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$5.49 £4.14	+63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$3.78 £2.85	+129.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$3.82 £2.88	+30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.15 £0.87	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.55 £0.41	+14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$1.27 £0.96	+42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$1.21 £0.91	+164.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.18 £0.14	-63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.42 £0.32	-17.4%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$7.09 £5.34	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$138.98 £104.76	+348.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+74.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$42.92 £32.35	+152.1%
Average			+151.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$44.10 £33.24	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$1,002.27 £755.47	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$798.47 £601.86	+287.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$203.88 £153.68	+595.3%
Average			+250.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	+695.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	+158.6%
Average			+426.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$6.68 £5.04	+187.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$4.66 £3.51	+96.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$20.05 £15.11	+547.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$36.08 £27.20	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$13.36 £10.07	+81.7%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Isle of Wight
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$75.73 £57.08	+285.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$48.38 £36.46	+94.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$109.14 £82.26	+60.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$96.89 £73.03	+55.6%
Average			+124.2%

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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: April 2026

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