Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$724.26
€676.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$533.62
€498.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$371.98
€347.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$57.35
€53.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$109.92
€102.68
|
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