Cost of living comparison
compared to
Porvoo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary
Porvoo is 98.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Porvoo
- Groceries
-
pay 96.1% more in Porvoo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Porvoo
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Porvoo
- Childcare
-
pay 5.7% less in Porvoo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Porvoo
- Clothing
-
pay 34.5% more in Porvoo
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Porvoo are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Porvoo.
Porvoo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Porvoo instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KES751.45
|
$16.35
€14.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
KES901.74
|
$11.68
€10.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KES90.86
|
$2.26
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.09
|
$1.46
€1.26
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of restaurants
pay 96.1% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KES70.74
|
$2.61
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
KES720.62
|
$3.84
€3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
KES434.42
|
$4.82
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
KES212.89
|
$3.35
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KES377.80
|
$6.36
€5.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
KES182.10
|
$1.09
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
KES61.45
|
$0.95
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KES115.16
|
$0.90
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.05
|
$1.70
€1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KES63.55
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
KES65.57
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of groceries
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
KES698.91
|
$7.96
€6.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.96
KES4,007.74
|
$116.80
€100.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,671.83
KES2,805,417.96
|
$38,718.86
€33,388.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.03
KES2,204.26
|
$23.07
€19.89
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of transportation
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.86
KES5,160.40
|
$23.03
€19.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$476.96
KES61,741.91
|
$800.07
€689.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.31
KES26,706.75
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.32
KES3,796.09
|
$132.86
€114.57
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of housing
pay 5.7% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.14
KES29,014.37
|
$318.28
€274.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,775.09
KES1,135,934.95
|
$4,087.96
€3,525.16
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
KES300.58
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
KES306.78
|
$5.06
€4.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.10
KES400.77
|
$11.21
€9.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.30
KES5,863.82
|
$28.62
€24.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
KES951.84
|
$18.69
€16.12
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Porvoo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.62
KES2,540.20
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.88
KES3,220.51
|
$23.36
€20.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.92
KES8,791.98
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.28
KES8,061.57
|
$111.89
€96.49
|
|
Nairobi vs. Porvoo - Cost of clothing
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