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Sari vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sari is 29.2% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Sari
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Sari
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Sari
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Sari
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Sari
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Sari
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Sari

The cost of clothing and transportation in Sari are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Sari.

Sari vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sari instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sari
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.80 IRR160,028	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.50 IRR189,506	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.47 IRR19,798	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.54 IRR22,741	-1.7%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Sari
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.54 IRR22,591	-1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$1.89 IRR79,438	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$2.35 IRR99,064	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.11 IRR46,868	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.37 IRR57,688	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.18 IRR7,641	-87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.42 IRR17,765	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.38 IRR16,023	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.29 IRR12,056	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.24 IRR10,249	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.23 IRR9,695	-54.5%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Sari
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.69 IRR113,076	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$10.00 IRR421,125	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+213.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$2.85 IRR120,021	-83.3%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Nairobi	Sari
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$5.76 IRR242,422	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$543.33 IRR22,881,125	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$227.33 IRR9,573,575	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$12.05 IRR507,532	-58.9%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Sari
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$800.00 IRR33,690,000	-90.9%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sari
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$0.65 IRR27,373	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$0.80 IRR33,690	-66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.00 IRR84,225	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$32.50 IRR1,368,656	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$1.00 IRR42,112	-86.4%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sari
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	+28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+73.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+12.1%
Average			+34.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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