Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.8 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES503.85
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.68
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.18
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 86.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES746.10
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES441.87
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES349.44
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.41
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.67
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.56
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.34
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.08
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.23
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES797.57
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES302.31
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES293.31
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES806.15
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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