Cost of living comparison
compared to
Las Palmas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary
Las Palmas is 83.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Las Palmas
- Groceries
-
pay 89.1% more in Las Palmas
- Transportation
-
pay 22.0% more in Las Palmas
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Las Palmas
- Childcare
-
pay 23.6% more in Las Palmas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.1% more in Las Palmas
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Las Palmas
The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Las Palmas are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Las Palmas.
Las Palmas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Las Palmas instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KES747.37
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
KES896.85
|
$10.51
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KES90.36
|
$2.20
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.70
|
$1.49
€1.27
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of restaurants
pay 89.1% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KES70.35
|
$1.95
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
KES716.71
|
$6.03
€5.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
KES432.07
|
$4.46
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
KES211.74
|
$3.46
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KES375.75
|
$4.64
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
KES181.11
|
$1.13
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
KES61.12
|
$1.15
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KES114.54
|
$1.04
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.73
|
$1.18
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
KES65.21
|
$1.05
€0.89
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of groceries
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
KES695.11
|
$6.14
€5.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.96
KES3,985.98
|
$19.86
€16.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,671.83
KES2,790,186.52
|
$38,969.97
€33,202.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.03
KES2,192.29
|
$22.19
€18.91
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.86
KES5,132.38
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$476.96
KES61,406.69
|
$983.06
€837.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.31
KES26,561.75
|
$823.43
€701.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.32
KES3,775.48
|
$82.56
€70.34
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of housing
pay 23.6% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.14
KES28,856.84
|
$388.36
€330.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,775.09
KES1,129,767.62
|
$6,494.02
€5,532.95
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of childcare
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
KES298.95
|
$2.80
€2.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
KES305.12
|
$2.45
€2.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.10
KES398.60
|
$4.67
€3.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.30
KES5,831.99
|
$51.25
€43.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
KES946.67
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Las Palmas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.62
KES2,526.41
|
$91.98
€78.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.88
KES3,203.02
|
$48.18
€41.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.92
KES8,744.25
|
$97.82
€83.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.28
KES8,017.80
|
$127.02
€108.22
|
|
Nairobi vs. Las Palmas - Cost of clothing
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