Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
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