Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.5% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES592.14
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.78
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES700.07
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES448.41
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES621.99
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES246.73
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES280.79
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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