Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Rome instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.15
|
$16.24
€14.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$2.22
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.87
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$6.93
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$3.90
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$5.10
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$7.44
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$37.90
€34.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$26,749.78
€24,444.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$17.87
€16.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$30.04
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$1,171.95
€1,070.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$721.77
€659.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$175.72
€160.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$516.83
€472.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$9,813.53
€8,967.77
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$6.50
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$62.20
€56.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$67.31
€61.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$30.97
€28.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$81.10
€74.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$103.39
€94.48
|
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