Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 2.7 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$6.23
€5.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$4.80
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$4.36
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$6.59
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$40.68
€38.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$26,881.54
€25,221.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$11.73
€11.01
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$37.03
€34.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$757.80
€711.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$621.47
€583.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$230.30
€216.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$497.50
€466.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$11,001.37
€10,322.03
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$2.18
€2.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$44.99
€42.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$84.95
€79.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$38.91
€36.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$105.99
€99.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$124.37
€116.69
|
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