Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 21.2% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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