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Wellington vs. Nakuru Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 3.8 times more expensive than Nakuru.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Nakuru. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Nakuru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Nakuru, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Nakuru	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 KES448.99	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+314.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$9.23 NZ$16.04	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KES49.89	$2.46 NZ$4.27	+535.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 KES39.91	$1.98 NZ$3.44	+538.8%
Average			+355.2%

Nakuru vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Nakuru	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KES63.19	$1.98 NZ$3.43	+303.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 KES498.88	$4.02 NZ$6.99	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.90 KES245.50	$6.79 NZ$11.79	+256.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 KES174.27	$6.77 NZ$11.77	+401.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 KES373.37	$4.77 NZ$8.29	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 KES101.83	$1.36 NZ$2.37	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.19 KES24.89	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+424.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 KES101.83	$1.33 NZ$2.31	+68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KES33.94	$2.32 NZ$4.02	+779.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 KES22.63	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+410.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KES31.68	$0.68 NZ$1.18	+175.9%
Average			+269.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Nakuru	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 KES633.78	$6.14 NZ$10.67	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.92 KES3,470.45	$109.62 NZ$190.44	+307.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,577.40 KES1,621,351.85	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	+147.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 KES997.75	$14.55 NZ$25.28	+88.0%
Average			+141.9%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Nakuru	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$48.75 NZ$84.70	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.20 KES29,932.65	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	+434.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$116.10 KES14,966.32	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	+846.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.68 KES3,051.96	$109.37 NZ$190.00	+361.9%
Average			+416.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Nakuru	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	+242.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,869.97 KES498,877.49	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	+215.5%
Average			+229.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nakuru	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 KES179.60	$6.63 NZ$11.53	+376.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 KES224.49	$3.54 NZ$6.15	+103.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 KES259.42	$25.67 NZ$44.60	+1175.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.44 KES5,986.53	$34.12 NZ$59.28	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 KES698.43	$11.54 NZ$20.05	+113.0%
Average			+348.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Nakuru	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.35 KES2,494.39	$69.31 NZ$120.41	+258.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$46.64 NZ$81.02	+87.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.70 KES4,988.77	$113.30 NZ$196.84	+192.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.18 KES6,984.28	$146.23 NZ$254.05	+169.9%
Average			+177.1%

Nakuru vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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