Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Kenya
  3. Nairobi
  4. United States
  5. Comparison
KES
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Nairobi.

If you lived in United States instead of Nairobi, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

  Nairobi help_outline United States help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
KES477.85
$14.02 +204.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.45
KES668.98
$7.68 +19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
KES52.73
$1.89 +272.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.52
KES53.72
$1.53 +194.7%
Average +172.7%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.4 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.49
KES50.34
$2.69 +454.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.16
KES535.48
$5.53 +7.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.54
KES366.94
$3.20 -9.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.44
KES149.90
$2.34 +61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.81
KES291.71
$4.12 +46.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.09
KES112.68
$2.11 +93.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46
KES47.83
$0.77 +66.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.73
KES75.86
$1.93 +163.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.50
KES52.33
$1.97 +290.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.49
KES51.25
$1.30 +162.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.47
KES48.41
$1.29 +175.8%
Average +137.5%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 33.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.84
KES398.39
$2.62 -31.9%
Monthly public transit pass $29.84
KES3,095.61
$63.87 +114.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,659.54
KES1,624,676.52
$23,180.29 +48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.58
KES1,720.25
$17.33 +4.5%
Average +33.7%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.5 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $56.86
KES5,899.56
$67.35 +18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $404.81
KES41,998.77
$1,222.86 +202.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.48
KES17,790.58
$1,029.07 +500.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $32.85
KES3,407.67
$127.79 +289.1%
Average +252.4%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.1 times more for childcare

  Nairobi help_outline United States help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $196.74
KES20,411.33
$886.13 +350.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,424.47
KES977,787.67
$15,193.33 +61.2%
Average +205.8%
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gamepad

pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.30
KES238.92
$4.50 +95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
KES268.69
$4.17 +61.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
KES286.71
$7.76 +180.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.47
KES4,925.49
$39.15 -17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.37
KES764.55
$11.52 +56.4%
Average +75.2%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 64.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.51
KES2,646.53
$43.40 +70.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.40
KES2,427.46
$36.02 +54.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $54.32
KES5,635.55
$75.12 +38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $48.82
KES5,065.17
$95.18 +95.0%
Average +64.3%
Nairobi vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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