Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 20.5% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦1,971.31
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦6,699.64
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦425.92
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦283.59
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,260.34
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦1,857.22
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦11,121.35
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,242.84
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,022.00
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦1,891.37
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦837.89
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦631.44
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦853.54
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦934.37
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦726.74
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦1,641.14
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦27,876.32
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦17,616,463.13
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦11,259.22
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦48,588.24
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦978,889.64
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦497,716.76
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦18,894.32
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦98,531.61
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦2,394,036.81
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦898.10
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,252.11
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,149.82
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦29,482.42
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦7,006.27
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦20,168.94
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦27,054.15
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦56,331.43
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦72,814.92
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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