Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 57.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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