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Las Pinas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Las Pinas is 1.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Las Pinas
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in Las Pinas
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Las Pinas
Housing: pay 33.9% more in Las Pinas
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in Las Pinas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Las Pinas
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Las Pinas

The cost of groceries, housing, and clothing in Las Pinas are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Las Pinas.

Las Pinas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Pinas instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$4.13 ₱241.87	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$3.14 ₱183.92	-54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$0.97 ₱56.90	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.50 ₱29.50	-8.3%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.26 ₱73.57	+129.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.66 ₱214.15	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$7.81 ₱457.79	+132.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.21 ₱129.66	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$1.95 ₱114.28	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.52 ₱88.79	+7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.70 ₱41.14	+47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.30 ₱75.88	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.73 ₱42.97	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$1.17 ₱68.53	+138.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.37 ₱80.51	+171.3%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.18 ₱244.86	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$2.84 ₱166.28	-83.3%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$206.44 ₱12,093.41	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$163.43 ₱9,573.95	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	+242.7%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$100.35 ₱5,878.74	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-69.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.29 ₱75.58	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.59 ₱151.57	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$3.27 ₱191.48	+5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$51.61 ₱3,023.35	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.88 ₱403.11	-6.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Las Pinas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	-20.2%
Average			+23.8%

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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: December 2025

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