Cost of living comparison
Poland is 65.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Poland instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES686.64
|
$6.88
zł27.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES801.08
|
$5.95
zł23.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES76.27
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES62.87
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES72.67
|
$0.94
zł3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES811.80
|
$3.34
zł13.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES519.97
|
$2.82
zł11.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES210.03
|
$2.49
zł9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES399.00
|
$2.20
zł8.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES140.08
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES56.87
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES109.35
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES59.06
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES56.32
|
$0.29
zł1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES58.78
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES721.26
|
$5.68
zł22.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES5,051.31
|
$23.91
zł95.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,346,034.42
|
$19,787.24
zł79,041.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,642.22
|
$6.31
zł25.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES6,900.74
|
$12.94
zł51.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES56,729.89
|
$480.05
zł1,917.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES26,681.03
|
$406.85
zł1,625.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,950.40
|
$148.56
zł593.42
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES19,640.63
|
$228.50
zł912.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,169,314.72
|
$4,467.72
zł17,846.52
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES286.10
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES325.60
|
$2.45
zł9.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES400.54
|
$4.13
zł16.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES6,573.85
|
$27.45
zł109.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES915.53
|
$5.63
zł22.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,470.88
|
$64.65
zł258.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,585.81
|
$30.33
zł121.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES6,174.60
|
$66.37
zł265.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES6,684.38
|
$75.24
zł300.53
|
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