Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.4 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Paris instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.15
|
$19.49
€17.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$13.00
€11.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$3.72
€3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$3.01
€2.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.93
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$11.66
€10.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$5.86
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$4.70
€4.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$7.05
€6.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$1.67
€1.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$7.76
€7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$92.05
€83.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$32,489.61
€29,374.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$23.63
€21.36
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$32.31
€29.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$1,462.11
€1,321.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$1,074.44
€971.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$171.90
€155.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$829.69
€750.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$16,485.47
€14,904.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$7.58
€6.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$4.52
€4.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$13.00
€11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$41.22
€37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$102.11
€92.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$44.38
€40.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$110.05
€99.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$156.00
€141.04
|
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