Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 49.6% cheaper than Newcastle Upon Tyne.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.18
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
£2.07
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.33
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.17
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
£3.93
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
£5.01
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.80
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.85
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.43
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.66
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
£5.85
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.27
£66.95
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,007.78
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.90
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.62
£32.68
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,051.01
£825.17
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.26
£618.87
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£197.05
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£841.67
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,852.99
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.96
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.88
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.03
£27.50
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.92
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.40
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.09
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.21
£51.99
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£50.75
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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