Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 2.2 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
$5.33
€4.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
$6.01
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
$43.98
€41.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
$19,790.09
€18,501.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
$17.32
€16.19
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
$32.85
€30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
$679.12
€634.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
$557.97
€521.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
$142.33
€133.06
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
$372.90
€348.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
$6,706.64
€6,269.94
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
$3.59
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
$62.53
€58.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
$85.21
€79.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
$40.77
€38.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
$91.42
€85.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
$105.72
€98.83
|
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