Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES592.14
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.78
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES700.07
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES448.41
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES621.99
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES246.73
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES280.79
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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