Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.7 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.60
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.75
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.90
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.29
|
$8.18
€7.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.67
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
$4.47
€4.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.60
|
$6.34
€6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.51
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.65
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.06
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.15
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.43
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.98
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.93
|
$6.58
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
$41.80
€39.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
$27,753.31
€26,255.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
$18.01
€17.03
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
$36.56
€34.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
$1,107.49
€1,047.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
$808.26
€764.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
$244.03
€230.86
|
|
pay 79.7% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
$273.73
€258.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
$15,621.84
€14,778.71
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.16
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.96
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
$6.75
€6.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
$45.46
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES797.76
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
$104.52
€98.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
$43.69
€41.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
$95.42
€90.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
$123.09
€116.44
|
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