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New Plymouth vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 98.7% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 61.1% more in New Plymouth

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in New Plymouth are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+113.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+209.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+250.2%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 98.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.27 NZ$2.19	+131.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.42 NZ$9.38	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+239.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+83.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+528.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.71 NZ$1.22	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+29.0%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+18.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$38.94 NZ$67.41	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	+212.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$75.96 NZ$131.48	+159.0%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+163.0%
Average			+163.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+117.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+552.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+43.2%
Average			+151.3%

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+201.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$34.62 NZ$59.92	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$69.23 NZ$119.84	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$63.46 NZ$109.85	+1.9%
Average			+61.1%

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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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